Building code vapour barrier / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Vapor retarder latex primer instead of polyethylene sheet
Air and vapour barriers

Replacing polyethylene vapour barriers with latex paint vapor control

...Building Code of Canada & local US building code regarding water vapour diffusion, with a vapour permeance in the area of 30 to 36 ng, which is about half of the 60 ng often allowed by code. Vapor barrier primer meets building code © Ecohome So concerns that primers are insufficient to control vapour dif...