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Vapor Barriers - When to use them, & when to NOT.. On this special edition of the Build Show Matt takes us on a guided tour through the ins and outs of Vapor...

CrawlShield is one of the most popular choices amongst professional crawl space waterproofing contractors as its easy to install and affordable.

Questionnaires can help FMs find trouble spots.

Considering a vapor barrier for the crawlspace under your house may be low on your list of priorities. But find out WHY it can prevent unexpected issues!

3M Self-Adhered Air & Vapor Barrier Membrane 3015. Wall installation video demonstrating Air & Vapor Barrier versus the competition.

Do you want a good air barrier on your house? Of course, you do. No one who knows anything at all about building science believes that old myth that a house needs to breathe. We want airtight houses, but then we want mechanical ventilation to bring in fresh air from outside (well, at least as fresh as you can get from your outside).

In this edition of STEGO Case Studies, our team of residential experts explains how a high-performance vapor barrier like STEGO Wrap can increase energy effi...

Heating your home can cause air to turn dry. Combat dry air with a home humidifier from Abner Boiler & Heating Company. Call us at (608) 274-3077.

The classic definition of vapor density is “the mass of a certain volume of a particular gas or vapor divided by the mass of the same volume of hydrogen” at the same temperature and pressure. However, for safety considerations, vapor density is more commonly defined with respect to air rather than hydrogen, with air having an arbitrary value of one (Air = 1). Generally, without accounting for thermal updrafts, relative humidity, and other influencing factors, if a gas or vapor has a vapor…

Builders have worried about wintertime vapor diffusionMovement of water vapor through a material; water vapor can diffuse through even solid materials if the permeability is high enough. ever since 1938, when Tyler Stewart Rogers published an influential article on condensation in the Architectural Record.