Insulation system for building structures

Abstract

A finishing system has lineal adaptors which are used with primary lineals where the primary lineals are fixed to a building structure to create primary insulation cavities. Insulation panels are positioned within the primary insulation cavities and the lineal adaptors are added to the primary lineals to create secondary insulation cavities. Finish insulation panels are positioned within the secondary insulation cavities and trim pieces are added to the lineal adaptors.

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TECHNICAL FIELD AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY[0001]The present invention relates generally to a mounting system for building structures and, more particularly, to an insulation system in which a vapor retarder is positioned between insulative layers. The present invention has industrial applicability in the insulating and finishing of rooms, especially otherwise unfinished rooms such as basements.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]It has been common for homeowners to buy a home with unfinished rooms, such as basements, and then later to finish such rooms when the homeowner has more money, or as the homeowner's family grows. It is also becoming more common for homeowners to specify that they want such historically unfinished rooms as basements in new houses finished at the time the houses are built. Builders are often reluctant to finish the basements of new residential constructions, however, because there is always a greater level of uncertainty during the several years of a new const...

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Benefits of technology

[0010]Also, in certain embodiments, a vapor retarder is inserted between the primary insulation panels and the finish insulation panels. The lineal adaptors thereby removably secure the vapor retarder against the primary insulation panels. In many finishing systems, trim pieces are added to the lineal adaptors to hold the finish insulation panels in the secondary insulation cavities.

Problems solved by technology

Builders are often reluctant to finish the basements of new residential constructions, however, because there is always a greater level of uncertainty during the several years of a new construction's life as to whether foundation cracks or other problems will arise, and the existence of a finished basement generally makes repair of such defects more costly for the builder.

Often, the most expensive part of a contractor's cost structure is labor.

Thus, the above method, which is relatively time consuming to perform, is costly for the contractor and the homeowner.

Further, when a homeowner finishes a room such as a basement, i.e., in a do-it-yourself project, the homeowner often has limited experience, and generally desires to spend as little as possible in materials and time to complete the project.

The above method thus has the disadvantage that it requires a certain level of sophistication and ability with respect to building techniques.

This disadvantage can tend to dissuade the homeowners from undertaking the finishing of a room such as a basement.

In many situations, it is very difficult to remove and then replace a wall panel in an aesthetically acceptable manner.

Another disadvantage is that it often results in a relatively hard, dense panel such as drywall exposed to the room.

Such panel often is relatively reflective of acoustic energy at a wide midrange of frequencies, and the structure can thus have less desirable acoustics.

Such panel also can be less desirable than softer, more resilient panels in areas such as playrooms where young children play and may often run into the walls.

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