[Greenbuilding] attaching 2" rigid foam

Lynelle Hamilton lynelle at lahamilton.com
Wed Nov 30 04:14:30 CST 2016


I used a nail with a green plastic ring/washer to attach rigid board 
here. Worked well.

Lynelle


On 2016-11-30 2:50 AM, Reuben Deumling wrote:
> I got what seemed to me like a great deal on a bunch of 4'x4' panels 
> of rigid foam at my local Habitat ReStore. It is apparently actually 
> 1.8" thick and labeled as Polyiso Roof Insulation (=R10.3). The 
> backing is some sort of fuzzy paper. I was planning on attaching these 
> panels to the inside of a fiberglass batt insulated 2x4 stud wall, 
> figuring I'd get a bit more R without the extra thickness of another 
> stud wall. Are there nails or screws with large washers that are used 
> with these? Can I glue sheet rock to the exposed face? Or is there 
> some other method recommended?
>
> Thanks for any and all suggestions.
>
> Reuben
>
>
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