...barrier (in which case the vapor retarder primer is an option since you've dealt with air leakage), or an interior air/ vapor barrier like the standard 6-mil po...
...barrier, should a vapor barrier (non permeable) be used to hault moisture flow between the attic and living space. Thinking permeable is better but I'm hearing ...
...vapor barriers and insulation. I live in update NY, our home was constructed in 1952. We are adding a full shed dormer with 2x6 walls and 2x12 rafters. Our p...
...barrier, so that would be adding a vapour barrier to the outside of a building, which is bad thing. But, even 2 inches of EPS foam is in itself, pretty much a v...
...barrier on the interior warm side if I'm using house warp on outside? Will a good sealing primer prevent any moisture from travelling through walls? Thanks!
...vapor barrier. Read more here about the characteristics and applications of different types of foam insulation, as they are all a bit different and not all grea...
I am doing renovation and addition to the house and trying to make it as airtight as possible. After reading through multiple articles and your responses I was ...
...vapor barrier covering it, the vapor barrier is your problem. It's stopping the moisture from escaping where it can be handled by HRV systems. You will read in ...
...vapor barrier and then drywall. So the vapor barrier seems to be on the wrong side to allow drying. I had one corner where baseboard was showing signs of deteri...
...vapor barrier also be the air barrier? There is a difference between the two, read more here first – The difference between air barriers and vapor barriers If...
...barrier and drywall. Everything I've researched including articles on this site suggest this is the wrong approach. I plan to glue 2" rigid to foundation wall, ...
...vapor barrier on the house side (not pointed downward toward the basement). I want to had additional insulation, especially over the unheated garage. Is wool in...
...vapor barrier or a sufficient amount of EPS foam insulation would prevent moisture from migrigrating up from the ground where it can cause mold. A couple of que...
...vapor barrier behind our drywall but doubt it - this is an older wood framed bungalow. In addition, i dont expect our interior drywall forms a very great air ba...
...barrier sounds fine but isn’t even really necessary since you are protecting the stud wall and insulation from the block wall with a vapour barrier. That’s the ...
...vapor barriers on basement walls always cause problems. The source of moisture isn’t the air in the basement, it’s the ground and the wet concrete. So the only ...
...vapor barriers was originally to prevent moisture accumulation and damage in walls, which it does above grade, but below grade a vapor barrier CAUSES moisture a...
...vapor barrier that satisfies building inspectors (as it looks the same as any poly vapour barrier) but it will also let moisture escape. It’s called certainteed...
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