Air space / Discussions

...air space of an inch or so won’t do much to alleviate the problem, since that air will soon be fully saturated (as in reach 100% Relative Humidity) and the walls will then keep producing moisture or water at the same rate.  Have you considered putting in an interior french drain? If you were to break up the concrete al...

...air gap or no air gap, because concrete walls aren’t perfectly uniform, so unless you spread a thick coat of adhesive evenly over the whole surface of the EPS and press it firmly to the wall until it sets, there will be minor air gaps. Whether you try or not you’ll probably have one : )  Here is another good page to re...

...air barrier on the wall before we side it? - should we remove the insulbrick? - should we install styrofoam?  If so, what type? - should we strap the wall before siding it (with or without the styrofoam)? - should we leave an air gap (either behind the siding, behind the styrofoam or both)? From what I have read, we ar...