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Insulation and Air Sealing School

Learn insulation and air sealing in the order a crew learns it.Read it, play it, then build it.

Read

The Complete Guide to Insulation and Air Sealing

Safety, how air and heat move, take-off, gap sealing, batts, blown cellulose, spray foam, testing, Title 24 and what is still unconfirmed for Montecito.

Open the guide
Calculate

Insulation Math in 3D

Move the sliders and watch areas, bay counts, bags and board feet change. Every rule shows its numbers.

Open the math
The path

Four stages. Finish one before the next.

Each stage names what to read, what to play and what to build. Tick items as you finish them. Ticks stay in this browser only.

Math index

Search for the thing you are stuck on. Each card opens that scene.

Tool index

Guide contents

Sections 1 and 2 first. Then follow your stage.

Built for this coast

Montecito is County land. Check your address.

Montecito is unincorporated County for building and planning. Fire protection is the separate Montecito Fire Protection District, and the City of Santa Barbara is a different jurisdiction. The County's adopted code edition, permit triggers and work hours were not found, and the Santa Barbara Title 24 climate zone (which sets the attic R-value) is still to check. Guide section 15 lists what is confirmed and what is not.

[S] sourced[P] crew practice[C] confirm with building official[?] unverified
Plans win

The approved plans, the adopted code, your inspector and the product's printed instructions overrule this site.

Safety first

Read guide sections 1 and 2 before you open a bag or a foam kit. Wear the respirator the SDS calls for.

Ask Nic

Questions or fixes: purchasing@amnbuild.com