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 ins… ...

Generally, a vapor barrier won’t be required for rigid foam or closed-cell spray foam insulation, but if you are using ...

Q: Just bought a 1910 house in Queen Anne. We love the house, but it's very chilly. I thought I would start with insulating the basement because I can feel jets of cool air coming in a certain ...

If used on an exterior wall, use a 6-mil plastic sheeting as a vapor barrier in-between the insulation and the sheet rock.’ ...

I simply hung 6 mil plastic on the concrete behind the stud walls, did what wiring I needed to do, filled the stud cavities with batt insulation, added an interior vapor barrier (another sheet of ...

The paper facing acts as both a vapor barrier and a means of stapling the insulation to the wall studs. For two-by-four wall systems, use R-13 insulation. For walls built with two-by-sixes, use R ...

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We split the job into three parts - floor insulation, shear wall construction and vapor barrier installation. We gave short shrift to part No. 3. So here are the "how tos" for vapor barrier ...

Q: Just bought a 1910 house in Queen Anne. We love the house but its very chilly. I thought I would start with insulating the basement for walking around in the basement I can feel jets of cool ...

The closed-cell foam insulation is an exceptional vapor barrier, and when the seams at all butt joints and the corners are taped, it will be very hard for water vapor to get to the cold walls.

Foam insulation is installed in large sheets, usually no less than 11/2 inches thick, over the entire surface of the foundation wall. Foam insulation is an exceptional vapor barrier, and when the ...

Not to be confused with a vapor barrier—which is placed on the warm side of the wall just in front of the insulation and behind the drywall— a moisture barrier goes against the basement wall ...