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Thermal Bypass Inspection Checklist
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Inspection Guidelines
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1. Overall Air Barrier
and Thermal
Ban-ier Alignment
Requirements:
Insulation shall be installed in full contact with sealed interior and exterior air barrier except for alternate to interior air barrier
under item no. 2 (Walls Adjoining Exterior Walls or Unconditioned Spaces)
All Climate Zones:
1,1 Overall Alignment Throughout Home
1.2 Garage Band Joist Air Barrier (at bays adjoining conditioned space)
1,3 Attic Eave Baffles Where Vents/Leakage Exist • • W7 m~ a
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Only at Climate Zones 4 and Higher:
14 Slat>-edge Insulation (A maximum of 25% of the slab edge may be
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Best Practices Encouraged^ Not Reqld^
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1,5 Air Barrier At All Band Joists (Climate Zones 4 and higher)
1.6 Minimize ThermalBridging (e.g., OVE framing. SIPs, ICFs) • • • • • • 2. Walls Adjoining
Exterior Walls or
Unconditioned
Spaces
Requirements:
• Fully insulated wall aligned with air barrier at both interior and exterior, OR
• Alternate for Climate Zones 1 thru 3, sealed exterior air taarrier aligned with RESNET Grade 1 insulation fully supported
• Continuous top and bottom plates or sealed blocking
2.1 Wall Behind Shower/Tub
2.2 Wall Behind Fireplace
2.3 Insulated Attic SlopesAWails
2.4 Attic Knee Wails
2.5 Skylight Shaft Walls
2.6 WallAdjoining Porch Roof
2 7 Staircase Walls
2.8 Double Walls
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Floors t>etween
Conditioned and
Exterior Spaces
Requirements;
• Air barrier is installed at any exposed fibrous insulation edges
• Insulation is installed to maintain permanent contact with sulj-floor above including necessary supports (e.g., staves for
blankets, netting for blown-in)
• Blanket insulation is verified to have no gaps, voids or compression.
« BIcwn-in insulation is verified to have proper density with firm packing
3.1 Insulated Floor Above Garage
3,2 Cantilevered Floor •
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• Shafts Requirements:
Openings to unconditioned space are fully sealed with solkJ blocking or flashing and any remaining gaps are sealed with
caulk or foam (provide fire-rated collars and caulking where required) /_
4.1 Duct Shaft
4,2 Piping Shaft/Penetrations
4.3 Flue Shaft
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• 5. Attic/ Ceiling
Interface
Requirements:
• All attic penetrations and dropped ceilings include a full interior air barrier aligned with insulation with any gaps fully sealed
with caulk, foam or tape
» Movable insulation fits snugly in opening and air barrier is fully gasketed
5,1 Attic Access Panel (fully gasketed and insulated)
5,2 Attic Drop-down Stair (fully gasketed and insulated)
5.3 Dropped Ceiling/Soffit (full air terrier aligned with insulation)
5,4 Recessed Lighting Fixtures (ICAT latseled and sealed to drywgll)
5 5 Whole-house Fan (insulated cover gasketed to the opening)
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6, Common Walls
Between Dwelling
Units
Requirements:
Gap tietween drywall shaft v/all (i,e,, common wall) and the structural framing between units is fully sealed at all exterior
boundary conditions
6,1 Common Wall Bet^en Dwelling Units
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