• It adds cushion to the floor and locks in thermal properties, creating a softer and warmer feeling underfoot. • It acts as a vapour barrier, which may be required, for example, on a concrete subfloor with moisture concerns. If you are using underlay, you must ensure that your sub...
Generally, it’s safer to add something else on top of the floorboards and properly install a vapour barrier lining between them. An affordable option is linoleum, which is perfectly fine. If lino looks too cheap for you, there are now some excellent imitation wood vinyl planks on the marke...
Poor ventilation:Showering, cooking and drying clothes produce a lot of indoor water vapour that needs letting out. A window that's permanently open but only on the latch doesn’t create enough air flow and cools down the masonry. Moisture then condensates on the cold surfaces. Incorrect heatin...
Please Note: Cats peeing in the home could be a sign of a medical problem (such as kidney or bladder infections). Check with your vet. Also test a new brand of litter or add an extra (or larger) litter box, sometimes that’s all it takes to get things back on track. Dealing With...
The “smoke-line” left by an aeroplane is the water vapour. A short lasting line indicates low-humidity atmosphere and good weather. Regardless of the movies, it’s impossible to open the plane’s door mid-flight. The cabin is so pressurised which would take at least five people to push...
and increased damage to other parts of the cottage,” says Paul Grizenko of Montreal-based PRS Roofing. “I’ve seen people with their kitchen ceiling cave in, or a big amount of mould building up in the attic that they had no idea about. The vapour barrier was effectively trapping all...
If the basement has already been framed, how can we seal the foam boards behind the 2×4 to create the barrier needed. Reply Todd says: July 8, 2013 at 5:46 am My recommendation is to move those walls (not as hard as you think) away from the wall so you can insulate correctly. ...
You’ll also find that condensation on exterior windows is more likely to affect single-glazed windows than double-glazed ones. This is because double-glazed windows have an air gap between the two panes of glass, which act as a thermal barrier against the cold from outside. This means the...
I am going to use tigerfoam with offset studs as this is a much better air and vapour barrier and will prevent both condensation – from the moisture inside – and evaporation from the wicked water in the concrete walls. Reply Hutty says: November 28, 2008 at 3:28 pm What’s the best...
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