Cars traverse on Tuesday on Congress Street in Portland, where the City Council on Monday voted to increase the minimum wage for Portland workers to $10.10 per hour starting Jan. 1, 2016. Buy Photo.
Faced Insulation is a blanket type insulation that is generally made of fiberglass. It has a vapor barrier that will block moisture from moving from one space into another. Most vapor barriers are made of Kraft paper. Faced insulation will be sold in batts or rolls that are then stapled to beams or joists.
When you are insulating 2x4 and 2x6 framed exterior walls and want to use fiberglass insulation, what thickness should you use? In most applications, you will use R-13 kraft-faced fiberglass insulation rolls for 2x4 stud walls and R-19 for 2x6 walls: Insulation works partly by trapping air pockets within the insulation. If you cram too much insulation into a too-thin wall, you reduce the insulation's air pockets.