Barrier Floor Insulation

The barrier under concrete thermal insulation and vapor retarder product family is a high performance simple to use and labor saving product for all of your under slab under concrete and radiant floor insulation projects.

Barrier floor insulation.

In any case the vapor barrier must point to the warm side. This barrier is meant to keep moisture from getting to the insulation in the walls and ceilings and it is required by building codes when insulating most houses. Some regions don t require a vapor barrier. Of rigid moisture proof insulation.

We used thermax brand available through lumberyards of polyethylene vapor barrier because it doesn t require an additional fire barrier. The barrier under concrete insulation is a thermal block which insulates the concrete from the cold and dampness of the ground. Not every wall does. The list of uses includes crawl space radiant floor attic and walls.

That vapor barrier is laid directly. After the insulation is in place you will want to add a vapor retarder sometimes called a vapor barrier if you need one. A radiant barrier is a type of insulation that reflects heat away from your home instead of reducing the flow of heat out of your home like most other insulations. Our product is easy to handle and install.

Vapor barriers are sheets of plastic or other material placed on one side of insulation sheets. Reflectix insulation has over 20 energy saving applications for reflectix insulation has over 20 energy saving applications for around the home. This is best done with a polyethylene ground cover see crawl space ground covers. Cover exposed foundation walls with 1 1 2 in.

Although you could stop this by using a vapor barrier below the under floor insulation presumably insulation has been placed under the floor over the crawl area it is more practical to keep the crawlspace rh level down. Like a foam cup protects your hand from the hot beverage it holds the barrier product family protects concrete from heat loss and moisture especially when used in a radiant heat floor application. Whether using loose fill or batts put the vapor barrier closest to the warm side of your installation where hot moist air would get in facing the house s interior in cold climates beneath floor insulation and the attic s interior in hot climates on top of floor insulation. This not only insulates the walls but also keeps rising dampness in the concrete from getting into the crawlspace.

The barrier s unique core material is an expanded polystyrene eps with a jobsite tough heavy duty poly film laminated on both sides.