Hello, I'm slowly planning out finishing my basement in phases. starting with a subfloor and want to follow it with XPS 2" foam around the cinderblock walls. most of my research seems to show XPS up to the top of the concrete blocks, foam or spray in the rim joists, and then another piece of XPS or batt insulation to cover the front of the rim joist insulation and the top of the XPS, and any void beneath.
The way the wiring is run in my basement, most of the wiring for the house is attached directly to the front face of the sill plate (image attached). I'm wondering if anyone has any best practices or suggestions around how I would go about best insulating this, as my understanding is I wont want to butt XPS directly up against the bundled wires.
Thank you in advance!
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