Vapor / Discussions

...Vapor Barrier to be necessary? Thank-you Michael Vapor barriers can be a problem with homes that are air conditioned, because it reverses the vapor drive. When ...

...vapor retarder primer (vapor barrier paint) in our Edelweiss LEED Platinum Demo House instead of a 6 mil poly vapor barrier , it was for the walls not the floor...

...vapor barrier? Water is acculating on the dirt side of the vapor barrier. If I crawlspace has water droplets forming under the poly vapor barrier (on the dirt...

This house is located in SC and is built with 8" block walls. What is the best way to insulate and apply vapor barrier. I have to install studs to the interior...

...vapor to be trapped between the outside vinyl /foam board and poly barrier. The foil faced foam board is not completly tight against the underlying shingles and...

...vapor barrier using 6 Mil plastic and hold the new walls a few inches off of the block. I am worried about the moisture that makes it past the Drylok and it sto...

...vapor barrier i.e. the side closest to the insulation. The vapor barrier is dry to the touch from inside the basement. The answer is actually pretty easy but no...

...vapor barrier down before or after the EPS foam insulation and as there's a chance of radon what specification of vapor barrier do I need, plus can this do the ...

...vapor barrier that is compromised, though it may well be the same product so that is kind of splitting hairs. This page explains it clearly - The difference b...

...vapor’ barrier depending on your country) since there is little to no change to the R Value from drywall to wood. And further to that, wood can act as an air an...

...vapor barrier , strapping and drywall. And to be clear, you absolutely need a vapor control layer of some kind on the warm side of the insulation to be complian...

...vapor barrier needs to be installed on the warm side of the insulation . Putting a vapor barrier on the cold side of insulation means that warm humid air migrat...

...vapor barrier. I am concern that taping it outside might cause the vapor sandwich which I want to avoid. I am not sure what you have done for 2015 model home fo...

...vapor barrier If you aren’t planning to add air conditioning it may be a lot of effort to mitigate a very minimal risk, so the big question really is about wh...

...vapor retarder prime / vapor barrier paint on the Edelweiss House rather than a standard 6 mil polyethylene vapour barrier partly because we already had an Air ...

...vapor retarder primer is an option since you've dealt with air leakage), or an interior air/ vapor barrier like the standard 6-mil poly. Feel free to give som...

...vapor barrier) and difficult to escape on the other side (OSB) is likely part of the problem. The other thing at play here is the interior vapor barrier and air...

...vapor barrier' potentially trapping moisture in the roof deck causing long term issues given Naples is hot and humid. I was of impression open cell foam is an...