GARAGE BAND JOIST AIR BARRIER
{"Image DocumentName": "GARAGE BAND JOIST AIR BARRIER", "Image ImageDescription": "Incorrect Correct. Sealing the garage completely from the conditioned areas of the house is important from both an energy perspective because it can be a major source of heat gain and heat loss, and a health perspective due to common pollutants from car exhaust and stored materials. When the garage is attached to the house, the gaps created by joists spanning both conditioned space and the garage must be blocked off and sealed. Creating air barriers to close gaps between the garage and the conditioned space can become increasing difficult to construct as the joists become more irregular at their cross section. This is particularly true for I-joists and web-trusses. A simple solution is to plan ahead and align the end of joists with the wall adjoining the conditioned space to allow for end blocking. Filler blocking much. simpler shape with. dimensional lumber. Filler blocking much. harder shape with. Engineered lumber. Two types of joist-gaps created between garage and conditioned space.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}