...poly vapour barrier, several coats of paint, and specifically oil paint can make a suitable vapour barrier. You can even buy vapor barrier paint / vapor retarde...
Posted by Bill FletcherMay 6, 2020, 1:46 p.m.1 Responses
...Poly against the wall for moisture and radon protection, 2" rigid XPS foam board insulation held in place with the special plastic pegs (since the poly will not...
...polyethylene vapour barrier partly because we already had an Air Barrier in place as you mentioned. For the ceiling we did use a 6-mil poly barrier, as building...
...poly barrier over the cellulose on the inside under the drywall, will I then cause vapor to be trapped between the outside vinyl /foam board and poly barrier. T...
...poly vapor barrier , it was for the walls not the floor. As for thickness, that is what we would call a bit of a concern with using it as a vapor barrier, it is...
...poly is against the concrete or between the 2" layer of EPS and stud wall, as well as if poly extends to bottom of first floor or stop at top of concrete? Plus,...
...poly barrier on the outside as the R 40 gain from the trusses would stop any moisure from condensing on the poly. I would use 1/2" plywood for sheathing and a b...
...poly vapor barrier in the sand floor. i will then have to heat that crawl and put an fan it exhaust the air to outside. what should I do? and can the closed cel...
Posted by Ryan ReicheltNov. 27, 2020, 12:25 a.m.Crawl spaces0 Responses
...poly on the ground? my house backs up to a canal leading to a river and there is no draiage issues. Thank you in advance. I can’t speak to where you could find ...
...poly sheet at the top closest to the floor of the upper level or at the bottom on the side closest to the outdoors. Or I can maybe put on some vapor retardant p...
...poly was layed on the dirt floor. The contractor's then placed pink insulation on top of the poly. We have a lot of moisture down there as the temperatures reac...
Posted by Amber MurrayAug. 17, 2020, 10 p.m.Crawl spaces3 Responses
...poly membrane is essential above all else for comfort, durability, energy efficiency, and air quality.
You mention putting the poly membrane on the floor, any...
Posted by Randy ChristensenDec. 10, 2019, 12:17 p.m.Crawl spaces1 Responses
...Polyiso foam board : fiber faced (white) (IKO Therm 3) or the older product, Organic faced (gray) polyiso. Both products have visible 2mm (+/-) holes in both si...
...poly barrier.
3 - If I'm getting what you mean and the poly at the top of your wall is keeping moisture in the concrete, that's not a bad thing. Concrete is v...
...poly on the dirt floor to keep the moisture out and to put rockwool in the ceiling of the crawlspace with no Vapor Barrier…. we would very much appreciate your ...
Posted by sal BellicosoOct. 30, 2019, 4:56 p.m.Crawl spaces2 Responses
Perhaps my wording should have been, wrap the poly around the sheathing, then nail on the Larsen Trusses. My house like most in built in the early 1900's, has ...
...Poly vapour sheet and fibreglass insulation vs new Rockwool and EPS)
How do address the areas where the EPS is adjacent to the old insulation?
If I demo the...
