...weatherbarriers - Choosing aweatherbarrierhouse wrap, which is best? This page explains air / vaporbarriers - The difference between airbarriers and vap...
...weatherbarrierand how to install siding as well – How to install airbarriers properly for a durable and energy efficient house How to install siding so w...
...weatherbarrier/ exterior airbarrier, see our how to install an airbarrierproperly DIY video . ZIP systems are a good ‘all-in-one house sheathing /weather...
...weatherbarrierin terms of vapor permeability -Weatherbarriers and home wraps – which one is best? We also have this page that will top up your understan...
...barrier. Here is our page on choosing the right WRBweatherbarriermembrane , but it sounds like it’s on the outside of the sheathing just under metal roofin...
...weatherbarrier. And read here for more information about choosing breathableweatherbarriers . Most specifically, read our guide page to find the best way ...
...weatherbarrierand airbarrier. It’s a great concept, but you are not alone in your skepticism. Before you give it a yay or nay, here are a couple of pages tha...
Posted by Trevor PrinzNov. 26, 2019Walls and Roofs5 Responses
...weatherfacing) windows and doors were all subject to water penetrating the window frames causing water damage inside the house. We observed the incident and it...
I am doing renovation and addition to the house and trying to make it as airtight as possible. After reading through multiple articles and your responses I was...
Posted by Valeriy KraydmanMarch 15, 2021Exterior cladding0 Responses
...barrier, vaporbarrierand airbarriers) work in a wall - Building science made easy video– How to design walls that work properly Since you are going about...
...barrier, and as long as you have at least 2 inches it would also be a suitable vaporbarrier, and it will offer you thermal protection with the highest R valu...
...weatherbarrier/weatherresistivebarrier(WRB), and a breatheable one would serve you best to allow as much moisture to pass through as possible. read more h...
...barrierso you can find and fix them. That list of questions is pretty long, and I think the best place for you to start is figuring out what your budget is t...
...barrier. I won't go to far off on a tangent but please see this page about WRBs (weatherresisistentbarriers) as airbarriers , because you could go with an e...
...barrierpaint) in our Edelweiss LEED Platinum Demo House instead of a 6 mil poly vaporbarrier, it was for the walls not the floor. As for thickness, that is w...
We are planning a build for June 2020 in Prince Edward County, Ontario where there is 1 ft of topsoil, 2 ft of clay and then bedrock. Structure planned is a bu...
Posted by Steve SykesAug. 18, 2019Slab on Grade3 Responses
...barrier), whether it's poured concrete or block foundation etc.. whatever you can tell us. And yes, putting drains through the ground could contribute to high...
The plans on my new house call for my footings to be 18 inches below the level of my basement floor. High water table and the engineer wanted the footings on u...
