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ASIRI Designs on Instagram: "Continuing Monday's discussion about vapor barriers, perhaps one of the worst places you can install a polyethylene vapor barrier is on framed basement walls. All you're doing is just trapping moisture that gets into the wall cavity, but it's even worse. We don't get the benefit of being able to drive through the below grade basement walls since the soils are always pretty much damp, and because there's usually damp proofing on the basement walls. You're basically creating a diaper for the basement walls, and eventually water is going to get inside and right away the framing, you might notice some musty smells or mold, and eventually it'll need to be remediated. We can control condensation on our basement walls by installing taped rigid foam boards, closed cell Covering Insulation In Basement, Basement Wall Insulation, Basement Wall Ideas Without Drywall, Waterproofing Basement Walls, Insulating Basement Walls, Mold In Basement, Framing Basement Walls, Concrete Basement Walls, Interior Wall Insulation

ASIRI Designs on Instagram: "Continuing Monday's discussion about vapor barriers, perhaps one of the worst places you can install a polyethylene vapor barrier is on framed basement walls. All you're doing is just trapping moisture that gets into the wall cavity, but it's even worse. We don't get the benefit of being able to drive through the below grade basement walls since the soils are always pretty much damp, and because there's usually damp proofing on the basement walls. You're…

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