Iowa Insulation help

[tedo2007]

Garage will be heated, but not this year.

I purchased kraft backed insulation for the walls, some are ripped and have slits in the paper backing, do i need to tape this up and if so with what?

I see it does say it is a vapor retardant.

My next question, do I plastic over the entire wall since im using the kraft backed stuff? Or do I omit the plastic due to the paper backing?

 

[The_Auto_Tech]

If you're using kraft faced stuff you don't need the plastic. That's only if you're using unfaced insulation.

 

[tedo2007]

If you're using kraft faced stuff you don't need the plastic. That's only if you're using unfaced insulation.

Perfect! Glad we didn’t use any and just covered the Kraft faced stuff!


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[The_Auto_Tech]

Perfect! Glad we didn’t use any and just covered the Kraft faced stuff!


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For sure. A lot of it is preference these days. Some people like using unfaced and plastic and some people prefer the faced and being able to staple it. I'm a kraft faced kind of person.