...vapour movement comes from the fact that usually one product (6-mil polyethylene) is used as both the vapourbarrier AND air barrier, but air leakage and vapour...
...barrier. Can you do this for the ceiling as well, thereby taking out that possible weak spot where the vapourbarrier joins in with your walls? Vapourbarrier p...
...vapourbarrier on the inside basement walls. If the walls were removed (including tar paper, insulation, vapourbarrier and drywall) would this be the best solu...
...vapourbarrier on the outside of a building, so hold that thought. Not having an interior vapourbarrier can be rectified, but creating an air barrier after the...
...vapour retarder and two-thirds outside. Would it make sense to put up one layer of insulation before wrapping with vapourbarrier, and then two (or three) more ...
...vapour control. Nothing is truly ‘waterproof’, even a 6 mil polyethylene barrier will allow some moisture through. So the term ‘vapourbarrier’ is a little misl...
...barriers - Choosing a weather barrier house wrap, which is best?
This page explains air / vapor barriers - The difference between air barriers and vapor barri...
...vapourbarrier afterwards/ that would actually be a bit better. There was usually a poly vapourbarrier installed after the insulation and stud wall seemingly t...
...vapour build up if we have a mix of plaster and lathe in the older parts of the house, with fiberglass and interior vapourbarrier in the new parts? Yes you cou...
...vapourbarrier, some are not. Some are air barriers, some are not. XPS foam insulation at about 1 inch thick will act as a vapourbarrier, EPS foam insulation w...
...vapourbarrier and what to do around vents and plumping pipes when installing. There are a couple of ways to insulate the crawl space of an old home, either you...
Posted by AjJan. 21, 2020, 8:13 a.m.Crawl spaces1 Responses
...vapourbarrier first, then the rest of the cavity will be filled with dense pack cellulose insulation, with an intello vapourbarrier holding cellulose all in. ...
...vapourbarrier is compromised, and this is a result of accumulated moisture thawing. I'm reluctant to replace a perfectly good roof until I need to. It is a rub...
...vapourbarrier on the inside and just house wrap on the outside was what the original plans called for but I see many new homes wrapping the exterior with rigid...
...Vapourbarrier have had mould show up in less than 2 years on his north wall. How can we avoid getting mould? If your neighbour had their walls rot that could b...
...vapourbarrier would be a bad idea. Instead, one would want to rely on a very good air barrier, preventing air flow, but allowing moisture to dry. I understand ...
...vapourbarrier.
XPS has a nice R value per inch, but again, if you refer to that page on rigid board insulation above you'll see that it's also a vapour barri...
...vapourbarrier inside
The 2x4 framing is actually sheathed with a buffalo board type of material on the exterior rather than OSB (I'm assuming the builders sa...
