Use a premade kit for this type of project.
Roofing foam board.
Attach the tongue and groove insulation boards to the concrete wall with adhesive.
For a basement remodeling project consider insulating basement walls with foam board.
Some parts of the country necessitate a vapor barrier under the rigid insulation however this wasn t necessary in our case.
Rigid foam is produced in various size panels 4 ft x 8 ft 4ft x 4ft etc.
To attach the insulation you can use screws with large washers a special adhesive made for adhering foam board insulation or for smaller pieces you can seal them in with caulk or spray foam.
The 4 x8 sheets of rigid foam board insulation were then laid out in a staggered pattern across the entire surface of the flat roof.
Composed of a closed cell polyisocyanurate foam core bonded in the foaming process to retroplus roof board on one side and a glass reinforced facer on the other.
Foam board insulation is easy to cut with a circular saw with a masonry blade or scored with a utility knife and snapped like you would drywall.
Rigid roof insulation board.
If you want to install rigid foam above your roof sheathing in climate zone 3 then 1 2 inch of rigid foam board is not ideal this rigid foam layer needs a minimum r value of r 5 and that s impossible with 1 2 inch of foam.
Retroplus roof board is an expanded perlite mineral aggregate board.
Attach to deck board.
The panels need to fit together tightly to help prevent warm air from leaving the top of the building.