Patent ID: 7104018
Filing Date: 2006-09-12
Classification: E04B

Abstract:
1. A method of insulating a vertically extending concrete wall, the method comprising: attaching first and second supports to the vertically extending concrete wall at respective first and second vertically spaced apart locations, each of said first and second supports including a protruding portion; after attaching the first and second supports to the vertically extending concrete wall, attaching at least one blanket of insulation comprising fiberglass to the wall between the first and second supports; subsequent to attaching the blanket of insulation to the wall between the first and second supports, attaching a flexible vapor retarder sheet to the protruding portion of each of the first and second supports so that the flexible vapor retarder sheet covers the blanket of insulation which is located in a cavity defined at least partially between the wall and the flexible vapor retarder sheet; and wherein said first and second supports each comprise a protruding portion which extends outwardly from coplanar feet of the support, wherein the protruding portion of each support includes a planar attachment portion connected to a pair of approximately parallel sidewalls, the sidewalls each extending between one of the feet and the attachment portion of the support.