Shenika writes from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: "I wanna do a back basement room it has a lot of paneling missing and the walls are cement and it's freezing cold in that room do I have to put the insulation up over the cement wall and if there are big plumbing pipes do I cover them as well or cut around them and then do I secure the insulation with nails then put up the dry wall over it and can I paint the dry wall? As you can tell this is my first time doing this but I just wanna be sure especially about the insulation because my bedroom is also located in the basement near this room."

Answer: What you describe seems good. You don't mention what you will be framing with. Will it be wood? The best thing would be to insulate the pipes first and then insulate between the studs with fiberglass. Use faced insulation if you are insulating exterior walls. The paper goes toward the warm-in-winter side, which is the interior side. The studs can then be covered with drywall and painted. Moisture-resistant nails or staples should be used to secure the insulation.