Recent content by evanmart

Did a deep dive down the rabbit hole today on Vapor Barriers and trying to resolve my issues... can find many arguments for and against. Seems like alot of folks recommend against them for my area due to summertime humidity amongst other things. If I pulled the walls off and meticulously...

If I pull the boards off and add a vapor barrier, should I slash the kraft faces on my batt insulation ? or is that over-thinking it.

That looks great, Before I rip off all my interior wood paneling, is there any chance that by managing my interior humidity levels, I can minimize the condensation and any that does form will slowly diffuse through the Tyvek?/ dry out… Just a last ditch thought before tearing out my finish work haha

I intended the faced insulation to be a vapor barrier but perhaps I didnt seal it well enough. I definitely didnt seal it super well around the outlets/etc.

Southeast PA, Outside Philly, climate zone 4A as I understand it.

I've mitigated the primary problem (Simmering Deer Skulls for taxidermy), it was a dumb idea, it was a sauna in there. With that removed, and a dehumidifier running, I've got the moisture levels down in the shop and I pulled a couple boards off to spot check and the moisture seems to be...

If i pulled my wood paneling off could I put a vapor barrier over the faced insulation? Then tack the boards back up? Would that solve the problem?

So, I completed my small pole barn this summer, 20x20, on concrete slab. Went with horizontal framing so I could attach vertical wood panels as my finish. Building looks great, but as we head in to winter, just discovered a dreaded moisture issue. The building is wrapped in Tyvek, then I...

Will it function as is? Or should it be replaced?

Copper lineset for mini split, Is it kinked, Yes or no?

Trying to figure out how I want to frame the interior of my small (20x20) pole barn workshop. I am a complete novice and have been searching through the archives and can't seem to find the answer to my question. I'm planning to run 2x4s horizontally on the interior wall mirroring the exterior...