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AC_Hacker · 05-08-15, 09:50 AM

My house is really old (1892) and there is the main part (15 x 24, 1.5 stories) and the kitchen (16 x 16 w/ crawlspace). Last summer, I put in a vapor barrier under the kitchen and the difference has been astounding, not only for the kitchen, but the whole house. I don't know why I didn't do this sooner. I also put in 2" EPS under the kitchen floor which has helped greatly, but the vapor barrier has helped in the whole house and the basement which shared air with the crawlspace.

Now, it is much more comfortable in the basement, and I don't have to keep mopping my tools with oil to keep them from rusting.

My basement is pretty dry for such an old building, but there's no real vapor barrier there... yet.

-AC

05-08-15, 09:50 AM	#27
AC_Hacker Supreme EcoRenovator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 4,004 Thanks: 303 Thanked 723 Times in 534 Posts	Vapor barrier... My house is really old (1892) and there is the main part (15 x 24, 1.5 stories) and the kitchen (16 x 16 w/ crawlspace). Last summer, I put in a vapor barrier under the kitchen and the difference has been astounding, not only for the kitchen, but the whole house. I don't know why I didn't do this sooner. I also put in 2" EPS under the kitchen floor which has helped greatly, but the vapor barrier has helped in the whole house and the basement which shared air with the crawlspace. Now, it is much more comfortable in the basement, and I don't have to keep mopping my tools with oil to keep them from rusting. My basement is pretty dry for such an old building, but there's no real vapor barrier there... yet. -AC __________________ I'm not an HVAC technician. In fact, I'm barely even a hacker... Last edited by AC_Hacker; 05-11-15 at 08:09 AM..