Installation

On exterior duct surfaces, insulation is installed by impaling it on weld pins and securing with speed clips or washers, or using special weld pins with integral cupped head washers. Unfaced boards can then be finished with reinforced insulating cement, canvas, or weatherproof mastic, or with sheet metal, depending upon the application. See Figure 28. Faced boards can be installed in the same way. Joints between boards are sealed with pressure-sensitive tape or glass fabric and mastic.

Fig. 28. Installation of fibrous glass insulation board on duct or plenum exterior
Fig. 28. Installation of fibrous glass insulation board on duct or plenum exterior (From National Commercial & Industrial Insulation Standards, Midwest Insulation Contractors Association)