...vapourbarrier is preventing it from drying. Despite it being allowed (and usually insisted upon), putting vapourbarriers on basement walls does nothing good, ...
...basement renovations?
Why are Basements Moldy? How to Fix & Prevent Mold in Homes
As for vapor barriers on basement walls, as you would read in the page abo...
...basement was finished with tar paper on foundation wall, 2 by 2 framing with fiberglass insulation, vapourbarrier and drywall. Everything I've researched inclu...
...vapourbarrier on the inside basement walls. If the walls were removed (including tar paper, insulation, vapourbarrier and drywall) would this be the best solu...
...basement walls is not a bad one. However, spray foam itself is a vapourbarrier, so you wouldn’t need to apply a typical 6 mil polyethylene vapourbarrier on th...
...vapourbarrier afterwards/ that would actually be a bit better. There was usually a poly vapourbarrier installed after the insulation and stud wall seemingly t...
...vapourbarrier, add 2" xps and then subfloor.
Is there a better way to do this ?
Thanks for your help ! The best way to insulate a basement floor that is no...
Posted by Louis-François LapointeNov. 11, 2020, 10:34 a.m.Basements improvements1 Responses
...basement is half above grade.
I have seen in the CMHC book a scenario where a vapourbarrier starts on the concrete, just above grade height, goes down the co...
...vapourbarrier laytex paint. Which EPS thickness should I go with?
Concrete Slab: DMX aiflow dimple mats +(3/4" EPS, needed? ) +OSB +flooring of choice
Head...
...vapourbarrier and fiberglass insulation from the basement of our home built in 1960 in Ontario in climate zone 5. Outside the home I have jack-hammered and rem...
...basement, underneath our front porch. The cold room is inside the foundation, with rigid foam insulation external to the foundation and vapourbarrier. It is in...
Posted by Brad SullivanApril 12, 2021, 1:13 a.m.Ventilation1 Responses
...vapourbarriers are a mistake, while air barriers are extremely important and I should have them. But apparently air barriers won't help solve anything in the b...
...basement walls roughly 3” away from concrete and then place mineral wool between the studs. I do not plan to apply any vapor barrier to the concrete or between ...
...basement. we recently learned our basement wasnt insulated properly, and probably done to hide some flaws. In response we’ve decided to rip it all out and do an...
...basements are moldy and how to prevent mold during basement renovations
If you have cut open the poly vapor barrier on the basement walls then that is letting...
...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 you...
...vapourbarrier in the section of the basement that I plan to drywall. I did install a vapourbarrier in the Aquarium section.
The area with no vapourbarrier ...
