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I changed it to a plain link to YouTube. I've been watching this guy for all kinds of ideas on renovation. In this one he goes over some underlayment ideas.

Stuff looks pretty rad! Pricey though. This did lead me down the rabbit hole, finally arriving at my favorite Canadian: RenoVisionDIY, where he goes over some underlayment ideas. Looks like he argues that you only need dimples or channels for water management, not necessarily vapor management...

> This is pretty risky If your slab doesn't have a vapor barrier underneath and you have moisture in your soil. So from what I can tell, based on house plans, there's 20 mil underneath the slab. But maybe it's fallen apart or has otherwise failed, I do not know. I am not sure why the moisture...

Good questions! North-East, split half-n-half cooling / heating. The space is not air-conditioned. The house is basically on a swamp: there are partially wetlands out back. I have a dehumidifier down there as humidity does go up pretty high without it. It stays a pretty much consistent 65-70F...

Hey, all! Been wondering about positing here, since this is a Garage forum, but folks seem to know a whole lot about floors here. I am trying to figure out the logic of vapor barriers and how they interact with moisture. I am thinking of doing LVP for the floor, but first putting down a vapor...