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Cantilevered floor–Comfortboard outsulation? – GreenBuildingAdvisor
- March 27, 2026
- Posted by: wendy
- Category: Uncategorized
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I’m working to air seal & insulate a small cantilevered floor system in climate zone 4C (western WA). It’s about 6’x8′ and framed with 2x8s, between which is some unfaced fiberglass; 1/2″ ply is nailed on the underside of the joists. Access is reasonable, with about 30″ of clearance from slab to the bottom of the joists.
I’m looking at a time-efficient way to improve this assembly and was wondering if anyone has done an outsulation approach to cantilevered floor systems. My thought is to:
1) retain the existing assembly
2) seal any seams & penetrations in the plywood soffit and perimeters
3) install a self-adhered WRB
4) add 2″ Comfortboard on the bottom, leaving it exposed.
Is this a reasonable idea?
Thanks for any ideas!
Kurt