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"Vapor barrier"

Vapor barrier / Discussions

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Where to get good tape for taping air barriers?

...vaporate in pretty short order, at which point they become brittle and come unadhered. 

Posted by Frank Suerich-Gulick Sept. 12, 2020 Air and vapour barriers 2 responses

Should you allow air flow through a crawl space with a dirt floor?

...barrier on the ground, but the rest is a little suspect to me as it is to you. First though I would point you to this page in case you haven’t seen it yet, it d...

Posted by Amber Murray Aug. 17, 2020 Crawl spaces 3 responses

The thickness of vapor retarding latex paint - Is measurement wet or dry?

...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....

Posted by Kim Boas July 24, 2020 Basements improvements 3 responses

How would I rectifiy problem of foundation wall cracks with finished basement?

...barrier and drywall. Two years ago I noticed cracking on the exterior of some of the foundation blocks, where the interior walls had been insulated but not on a...

Posted by Terry P July 22, 2020 Basements improvements 3 responses

How do you fix radon and water infiltration in a dry stone foundation?

...vapor barrier on ground/walls, taping best able around mechanicals and piers - and adherred to the skim of mortar under the rim. Questions: 1) do you think an ...

Posted by john flannery July 14, 2020 Foundation and basement improvements 5 responses

How do I create a complete air barrier using a vapour retarding primer?

...barrier (in which case the vapor retarder primer is an option since you've dealt with air leakage), or an interior air/ vapor barrier like the standard 6-mil po...

Posted by Mihai Wilson May 3, 2018 Wall assemblies - renovation 1 response
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