Often installed with the insulation, vapor barriers are usually a layer of aluminum ... seal where the plastic has been cut to fit around pipes, wires or other penetrations. This type of vapor ...

Inside a crawl space, cover exposed foundation walls with 1-1/2 inches of rigid, moisture-proof insulation ... pipe leaves water on the plastic. "A puncture-resistant, single-layer vapor barrier ...

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.

There should be caulking or expanding foam around pipes, ducts and other ... see if the bottom side of fiberglass batt insulation has an attached paper vapor barrier or a polyethylene barrier.

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 ...

We put the insulation down with the vapor barrier facing up, but I have read in some of your columns that the vapor barrier should be facing down. What happens if it is left facing up? A–It`s ...

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 ...

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.