Thread: Vapor Barriers
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Old 06-09-2008, 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Hube View Post
Codes vary all over North America. What State of the U.S. or what Province of Canada are you in?
And are you meaning "moisture barrier" or "vapor barrier, there is a difference.

I'm in North Carolina. I didn't know if General Contractors had a national code or not. I think all the other trades do. Of course all jurisdictions don't adopt the code. So your right every place is different.

I've only heard the plastic under the house called a vapor barrier.
I have seen some sealed crawl spaces where they used that white stuff. It looks like it has string fibers in it. Then on the walls they would use 3/4" sheets of foam all sealed together. Is that a moisture barrier?

But what I am talking about is 6mil clear plastic.
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Buck
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