vapor barrier

Hi all, I’ve written up a detailed tender package for replacing a multi-part EPDM/rubber flat roof on a residential block that I live in after doing informal inspections with roofing contractors. There are issues with pooling, structural degradation, and signs of condensation damage due to poor...

Hello, I am renovating my 1950s bungalow with a suspended timber floor. As you can see in the photo I've stripped the floors down to the joists, with a composition of external cavity walls, timber joists, a small sleeper wall, and air vents. I'm shortly looking to get started putting everything...

So I got a single skin outhouse with a dpm below concrete and I’ve tanked it for good mesure. Plan was to 2x1 batten out walls at 400mm apart with a dpm strip behind & not touch the floor with them. Then 50mm PIR celotex over the top to create a small cavity (taping joints) then foil back...

Hello, I bought a wooden cabin/house in Sweden around 70 sqm (750 sqft) and am now renovating it… I’ve read a lot of things about vapor barriers and understand I should definitely do this for the walls and ceilings as I’m changing those anyway. But when it comes to the floor I can’t seem to...