Northern farmers, however, take insulation seriously when building a shop and need to be conversant about climate zones, R-factors, air/vapor barriers ... of exterior sheet metal might make ...

Years ago, when few homes had insulation in their outside walls, no one worried about vapor barriers–there was no need for them. But now homes are better insulated, making it necessary to ...

If you fail to have vapor barrier, there is less likelihood of moisture issues within the wall structure, but more likelihood of moisture issues inside due to moisture diffusing into the space through ...

the vapor barrier and insulation, hitting the back of the cool sheathing, then condenses into water which then goes through the sheathing and forces itself through siding, pushing the paint right off.

Once the vapor barrier is in place, you can add insulation in between the floor joists. Avoid the temptation to use expanding foam. One of my website visitors had a company do this and the ...

Tuesday the addition at Bedlam Manor was insulated. In honor of this milestone, I thought we'd revisit the subject of insulation vapor barriers. Most insulation has paper backing. This is the ...

so it can require the addition of a vapor barrier on the inside of the foam in many applications. Open-cell spray foam insulation creates an R-value of around 3.5 to 3.6 per inch, so a total of ...

The walls have studs, insulation and a vapor barrier but no drywall. We are thinking of installing drywall, but the rear wall has lots of mold growing on the insulation and vapor barrier.