Remove insulation when finishing 2nd floor?

11 years ago

We recently moved into a cape cod style home in NH. It was built with a finished 1st floor, and unfinished 2nd floor, so they insulated the 1st floor ceiling. When the 2nd floor was finished, the insulation was not removed. I'm thinking that having this insulation between 1st and 2nd floors will cause the 2nd floor to be cold come winter time. Now (in the summer) the 2nd floor is much hotter than the 1st. I'm thinking this might be because of that insulation as well. Any thoughts on whether I should remove it, or keep it there?

Thanks!

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kirkhall
11 years ago
Keep it there. It is a noise block. If your upstairs is hot in summer, you need better insulation/circulation (heat rises) between the roof and the upstairs, not to take out the insulation between the floors. If you do that, you will have a hotter house, all around.

For winter, doesn't your upstairs have heat? Keep it that way. If you are losing a lot of heat out the roof, taking out the insulation will only mean that you will lose more heat as it will travel even faster from downstairs out your roof.

If it is a problem, then you need to improve your roof insulation, not worry about what is between the floors.

(btw--I live in a cape too, and it was finished at two times (first floor, then second). And, we love the sound barrier the insulation provides.)
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