Homeowners often ask if a vapor barrier is necessary for optimizing attic insulation and protecting their homes from moisture-related damage. The answer, however, isn’t one-size-fits-all. Factors like ...

Q–I have a very serious problem with moisture and mildew on the inside of my attic roof in winter. I am afraid that it will cause serious structural problems. I had a roof fan installed to improve the ...

Imagine a cold, wet, windy day. You can take an umbrella to protect you from the water alone, but that won’t deal with the cold (temperature) or the wind (air convection). You can add in a light ...

To clarify, if 12 inches of insulation is to be placed in the attic, the air-vapour barrier may be installed over the two-by-four ceiling joists and still remain in the first third of the insulation.

On average, you will spend about $2,100 to fully insulate an attic that does not have existing insulation. The cost of the ...

Q:About four years ago we decided to add batts to our attic but now I am not sure what we did is doing us any good. In our attic we had the blown up white fluffy stuff which is about 25 years old. The ...

Q: Working in my attic on a project, I checked my insulation, and found it to be R30 unfaced ... and there is no vapor barrier paper or plastic. Everything I have read indicates that attic insulation ...

Q. My husband and I have huge condensation problems in our garage and new home. The garage was unfinished by the builder, but we added wall and ceiling insulation and vapor barriers on the walls and ...