Installation of a water barrier behind this siding, combined with proper window and door flashing, would significantly reduce the risk of future building damage. Shown in our photograph at above left, housewrap covered the building sheathing and framing around this first floor entry, and was ...
In addition there may be other ways the concrete has been exposed to water, like a leaky or burst pipe or a weak vapor barrier. All of these moisture issues can work their way up to the surface of the concrete slab, and then into your construction or installation project above the slab,...
This study examines the sustainability of roofs subjected to hot climate of Phoenix and cold climate of Montréal by using a validated numerical model
and the amount of insulation that you indicate, would definitely create a fairly comfortable living space. My only concern with what you describe is the use of papercrete below grade, or in direct contact with the earth. Even if you use a moisture barrier over the papercrete, the potential...
I saw the workman take the first EMC reading from the wet framing. He used a two pin meter. I do not know what kind of meter he used to get the readings from the concrete. And, I cannot figure out how both of the first readings from the drywall and the concrete came out to be ...
The fungus can spread over moist or dry wood, and can be found under carpets, behind cupboards, on framing between subfloors or on damp concrete foundations. Wood swells when it becomes wet and warps, cups or cracks when allowed to dry. Rot and decay. Wood rot and decay indicate advanced...
barrier (WRB), or interior vapor retarder. Wall assemblies were constructed with either 38 mm × 89 mm (nominal 2 × 4) or 38 mm × 140 mm (nominal 2 × 6) softwood lumber framing, in all cases with studs spaced 0.4 m (16 in.) on center and with single bottom plates and double...