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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Scripps Howard News Service Dear Dwight: My house was built in 1926 and has cinder-block walls in the basement. I would like to finish the walls with two-by-fours, insulate with a vapor barrier ...