How To Install Vapor Barrier
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Without a doubt this guy is the most knowledgeable and explains things out perfectly, than anyone else you will ever see!!👍
I've watched several videos to help with an upcoming project and you are the only one who fully explains everything we need to know. Keep it up :)
thanks
I’m such a novice and was worried that I wouldn’t be able to follow this, but you’ve done such a great job explaining and demonstrating the process that I’m confident in my ability to seal my insulation now! Thanks so much!!!
Amazing work! It's nice to see someone taking pride in their workmanship.
This video is absolutely excellent. I'm going to insulate a garage and it's my first time, and the detail this video goes into is very helpful. Small details like leaving slack in the corners to account for drywalling, and stapling the vinyl lower down to make the caulking easier are small things that make all the difference.
Excellent and logical approach for sealing in electrical box!!! I'm going to use this on my shed. Much, much easier adding a second vapour barrier behind to close the lip of it after on the main vapour barrier. Just excellent.
I am presently doing insulation and the vapour barrier to my entire home with the help of my wife and 2 teenage kids. Thank you for this video, lots of helpful tips.
Great video. Thanks.
Baby oil works wonders in getting acoustical off most surfaces.
Thanks Shannon, doing this stuff on my place now.
Thanks so much Shannon for videos like this - I owe to you and one other CZcamsr I was able to DIY my basement solely from your demonstrations. One rookie lesson learned - better to do vapour barrier before doing abutment walls and soffits. Trying to install my vapour barrier around all those studs was not fun but got er done. So easy to do flat straight walls free from other beams and connecting 2x4s. Won't miss handling the acoustical...got more handy with it as I went along but definitely a challenge.
Thank you for sharing this video on installing vapor barrier...This is a great help for us DIY folks..Appreciated
Great video. I really appreciate the close up and walkthrough of joining the outlet barrier to the vapour barrier.
I love this channel. Any time I need to know what to do next, or run into an issue I feel like you have it covered, and it looks like the correct way to do it.
Hi, I am from Poland and I just finished a garden house for my wife. I started using bricks to about 1,5m high. It was hard work... I finished it in wood frame construction. Next year I am going to build a tiny holiday house 3,8m x 5m of course in wood framing construction. I must say that your films are very helpful. All the best for You!
Hey shannon ur tips were very useful for my vapor barrier. I find I wont ever install vapour barrier without that acousti-seal. It helps when you're doing it by yourself . Thanks again !
Thanks so much. After watching this I think I'll be able to tackle my basement.
Thx for this. It’s been near 20 years since I worked in construction and needed a refresher to help finish up my mum’s house.
Glad it was helpful!
Ya this is definitely my go to channel, he explains everything clearly. Glad i joined him
Great tips and tricks shown here. Going to put them to use tomorrow! THANKS!!!!
glad i saw this vid right before installing interior panels
Please keep the videos coming Shannon you are the greatest and very professional no bull
Good example of best practices, Shannon. Thank you very much.
You're welcome, Bryan.
Really enjoy your vids brother! Great easy to understand advice!!!!
Tape on the staples is a tight idea, son. Respect.
WoW. Talk about a timing:I am doing that in 2 days. And did a part yesterday but nothing as good . So... I am ripping it off. And will try to do it like that. I am just a little DIY guy but i thrive to do quality work. So thank you very very much.
Thank you Shannon! You help us so much!
Excellent demonstration! Thanks!
Excellent demonstration and explanation! Thank you
Holmes on Homes could not have explained it better. Thank You.
Fantastic video. Thank you. Just now doing a bathroom so this is an immense help
Fantastic!
thanks . . very helpful . . from Scotland :)
Proper way to do the receptacle! Nice job.
Hey Shannon, watching your videos helped me out lots. Being a girl it's kinda hard to get local people to help me out, I already put in light fixtures, yay! Your awesome thanks :)
He has helped me immensely too! girl power!
Thanks Shannon, love your videos!
Watching these as we work. Great video, Shannon. We found Goo Be Gone also works to take off the acoustic sealant. Great for doors (oops), hands, tools, etc. Bonus, it leaves everything lemony fresh. Bad news is the Goo Be Gone did not work so well on my wife’s favourite fuzzy robe, when she walked into the still wet caulking gun, and didn’t notice for a while (the bigger oops). Off to the store for a new robe.
One more tip for the DIY hubbies out there. Things you should not say after your wife ruins her favourite robe with acoustic sealant… “Next time you come down, could you wear a white billowing dress?”. Certainly not in the first 10 seconds of spotting it on her robe. I learn from Shannon. You learn from me.
Question is.... why was your caulking gun wet when your wife wasn't in the room with you? No wonder why she wasn't happy that you had a happy ending without her and cleaned it off on her robe.
I mean I could understand if your so called "big" caulking gun was dripping after your wife was out of her robe... and you happened to drip the "wet" caulk on her robe because it was on the ground... or if you couldn't wait long enough to remove the robe and just un-tied the robe, and then off you both went... then as you went to finish giving her a happy ending "completing the honey do list chore" and then happened to accidentally rub against her robe when you were pulling out the "caulking gun"!
P.S. I think your wife wasn't happy about the dripping on her robe... because you were using the wrong "caulking gun" when you did it. Sometimes it's about using the right tool for the right job... And you my friend... ended up using a construction tool instead of the caulking gun you were born with when you made that "oopsie"... Had it been the tool you come equipped with when that "stain" happened on her robe from the "caulk" she wouldn't be as mad... Guess you're going to have to make it up to her by redoing the jobs with the right tool... many times over.
WHAT A GREAT VIDEO; THANKS A MILLION
Thanks for posting this
Thanks man. Needed a refresher.
A water-dampened bar-rag, also sprayed with a couple spritzs of mineral spirits is your best friend with that black caulk. Additionally, applying some hand lotion that morning will help soften the skin, making it easier to wash off any sticky stuff later. I finally learned that after 25 years.
Great vid, thank you!
Thanks for the video. Appreciate it
Good practical advice.
Very informative ! !
This channel is fantastic
I like the short blooper reel at the end.
thanks
Great video, thanks. Your video shows how to poly around an inside corner - how would you poly around an outside corner? I.e. around the framing for an overhead garage door track?
Thank you!
excellent video
Great advice
VB stops the warm air inside your house meeting the cold air in the wall cavity. If this isn’t done properly the two air temperatures meet and condense and start causing mildew, mould and rot.
Always install it on the warm side of the Insulations
Great video Shannon
+cody cloud thanks
Dude, thanks a bunch!
Thank you .
thanks a lot to you from northern china.
I love this. Canadians (this guy is from Saskatchewan I think) have pretty good reason to insulate well and this guy is meticulous about getting the batts in correctly and the vapor barrier done right. Most Americans import their building standards from California and it's quite sloppy compared to this, lol.
You are correct ,I'm from Saskatchewan.
AWSOME thank you
Two Thumbs up!!!
It's always quite a task to separate the wall insulation away from both interior vipor and exterior moisture. :P
Been watching a few video's to help get my basement project rolling and this was easily the best. Thanks for the thorough and clear explanations, you were a huge help. :D
Hi Shannon. Using your videos I have constructed a small partition wall in my garage to section off for a small woodshop. I have insulated. And now I am ready to apply vapor barrier. I do not plan on putting up drywall. Maybe some plywood. Regarding vapor barrier. How thick of vapor barrier should I use. Thank you in advance.
Lol I do this for a living and this video is too funny
Hi,I've found that releasing the pressure off the plunger on the caulking gun seems to help prevent the product from dripping out of the tube between uses..
Yup, thats what i usually do all the time, prevents a big mess
love your video's Shannon. Was considering finishing my 60 yr old bsmt It's all concrete coated block. I just dont know where to start regulation wise
Bring your questions to our forum. www.house-improvements.com/forums/
Hi Shannon, I was wondering if you could do a video on building a small cabin in a remote location. And I was wondering if you could film it on my property which is in a remote location. Essentially I'd like you to build my cabin. Would that be cool?
+Raspberry Rock I do not think thats going to happen..lol
Rats. Ha.
Add money to this question and the answer might change xD
Expose wgat wRaspberry Rock - Off Grid Cabin Sid
Funny
Stapler clips should ideally be sealed by PE adhesive tape or PE foil glue/sealant. 10 thousands of little double piercings make the foil less vapour resistant and less air tight.
Trying to find the end of the tape was so accurate.
Shannon. I purchased a home in Minnesota on the lake and the original owner had started to finish off the basement in the same manner that you are showing. It is a block wall basement and 3/4" foam board against the wall and sealed with tyvek tape and then a 2x6" stud wall against that. He had completed half of the basement with R-19 fiberglass batts and sheetrock, BUT had not installed a vapor barrier sheeting under the sheetrock. I have been watching your videos and you advise to install a poly sheeting under the sheetrock. I started to install foam board boxes around all of my electrical boxes to create a seal and purchased the recommended sealant like you use. Now when i am just ready to complete and other local contractors are telling me that I will end up trapping moisture between the two vapor barriers and it will create a problem with mold and rot. I am at a standstill get a good answer. Even if I follow your video instructions, I will still have half of my basement without the poly sheeting because it is covered with sheetrock already and other constructed wall that wouldn't allow me to remove all of the sheetrock without major expense and work.
My basement is very dry and I have in-floor electric boiler heat so I see no dampness.
What do I do now?
You are fine, this is widely accepted in Saskatchewan, we have very similar weather as you. This passes inspection in my area ,you may have different rules.
Sealing on your floor joist with big gap between insulation will cause frost around whole main floor if it gets cold.
Guys! Follow the forums and ask away. It is a super helpful community!
Absolutely ! Here is a link:www.house-improvements.com/forums/
Shannon, another great video! It's easy to find plenty of videos that covers the basics of construction, but what is really good about yours, is that you also include the the little tips and short cuts that really spead the learning process!
I do have a question, why use accoustical caulk, instead of regular caulk?
Thanks again.
Acoustical caulk stays flexible and never truly dries out so it keeps sealed
It was very nice, glad that i watched this before i start my insulation work. I am planning to do the same. Have a question, i have stud placed and there is about 1 ft gap between wall and stud, need your suggestion on how to fit the insulation, can i use the same vapor barrier on both side of the stud? Really appreciate your help.
please use my forum for this question. Also posting a picture may help. www.house-improvements.com/forums/
nice
Excellent instructional video on vapour barrier. I own a 1960's Australian weather board house, Aussie construction was weatherboard on outside and only install internal plasterboard only. I am starting a complete reno soon, room by room, should I install vapour barrier or just install wall insulation? It doesn't snow where I live but its gets down to -4º with very cold wind, during the winter and a dry heat during the summer.
+Bigcountry aus To be real honest I'm not sure if vapour barrier is required "down under " or not. You may have the opposite conditions in your homes . More months out of the year the air conditioned interior is colder than the exterior of your home? Check with your local building suppliers ,they will know right away if vapour barrier is needed in your area or not.
You weren't kidding when you said this stuff is messy!
Hi Shannon.. do you have to put barrier between the concrete and the frames and insulation?
Hi Shannon. how would you seal the vapor barrier at the outside?
Hello +HouseImprovements would we need the poly vapor barrier in the basement if we instal 2" XPS foam behind the studs? I have seen contradicting information regaridng this... Im in the NE US so i assume the climate is similar to yours...thjnks
do I have to add a vapor barrier to all the walls and ceiling in my bathroom before I hang drywall or just the tub/shower area?
Is it recommended to use waterproofing paint on the concrete basement walls before this?
Great videos. I am wondering if the special vapour barrier boxes around the electrical outlets are code in Nova Scotia. Thank you for the clear instructions.
You dont need the special vapour boxes but you will at least need to wrap them with poly and seal to the main vapour barrier.
Which climate zone are you usually working in in Canada?
should this be done in a crawl space beneath a modular home on a slab?
Great video Shannon. Question about the outlet boxes on a pre-existing build. If you want to put the membranes on the outlet boxes would it require disassembling the plugs from the wires? And if so, is there an alternative way to vapour barrier around the outlets?
Yes with the vapour boxes you should basically disassemble the outlets and install box then re run the wires. Old school way was using a 24" square of vaguer barrier poly , cut a gash in it to slip around the wires and wrap it around the box. Poly your wall and cut a slit at each box and pull the plastic from around each box through the hole and seal it to the face of the wall poly.
Watched Aug 2022 and found that you cannot buy black acoustical caulk any more. What should I buy? (Excellent video!)
I'm re-insulating my kitchen wall but the baseplate is below my installed tile floor... what's the best way to vapor seal that?
hello I watch all your videos and they are very helpful Shannon. I have a question if my basement walls and floor never had any water damage do I still need to install a moisture barrier before my framing or would I be with just a vapor barrier and insulation? I live in New jersey by the way thanks
A moisture barrier should be used even if you had no previous problems.
Very nice videos. Just wondering, don't you need horizontal studs as well? For drywall hanging. Or there is no drywall that goes on this wall?
vertical studs for the drywall
what are the brand names of the poly plastic and acoustical caulk you are using?
THANKS !!! Do I need to use a wrap on the exterior & interior ??
Conchita Reyes yes. Also depends where you live
how would you work around plumbing? more specifically a drain line coming out of the wall for bathroom sink?
I use the vapour barrier tape and seal the cut poly to the pipe.
I'm insulating my garage, and am ready to apply vapour barrier to the biggest wall. It's 25 feet ++ and 10 feet high. I'm doing it by myself, can I use multiple pieces of VB as long as I overlap a bit and of course tape it? Or does it have to be one continuous piece?
Hi, great video!
What about the holes that get maid by the staples, doesn't that effect the sealing of the wall? Would it be beneficial to run tape over the studs after stapeling?
I think that's why he suggested stapling right into the acoustical goop.
Important to note that in some climate conditions, you absolutely do not want an interior vapor barrier. Good video
can you expand a little on that? I have done lots of reading on double vapor barrier causing mold, however he hasn't mentioned what barrier he has behind the fiberglass. I am in the process of insulating my basement in Barrie Ontario. I have an older house so, tar paper on concrete with rigid board between firring strips, adding a 2x4 wall with roxul and wondering if I should still add a poly barrier or leave it?
@@congabriel5469 lower US zones 1 - 3 don't need a vapor barrier. There is conflicting info on anything north of that. I am having trouble finding a straight answer since I live just in zone 4.
@@thechyctech5636 I received confirmation from my building inspector that rigid board with tuck tape acts as a barrier so no need for a second vapor barrier.
How you insulate around the electrical panel in a basement ?
What is your recommendation for attachment if using metal framing vs wood? Thanks for the videos!
Acoustical caulking and wafer head screws to tack in place. Once the drywall is installed it will apply pressure and squeeze the poly and acoustical caulk together making the seal better.
Hi Shannon. As always, another great video:) Now by doing the Vapor barrier like you are here... Would you still need to run dehumidifiers??? Thanks.
Very possible. especially in a basement.
+HouseImprovements thanks Shannon.
he is good for a person knowledgeable in this type of work....not for others
I am trying play this over and over just to see what is the glue and why he is using. etc He is not clear on any of this.
Yes he knows his job, but not a teacher,..only a demo guy
Great video Shannon. a question for you.... my basement is insulated on the outside portion of the concrete foundation wall, it is also vapor sealed on the outside. I take it that the warm side is on the outside and therefore I do not need a vapor barrier on the inside. Infact the building codes here allowed me to use untreated lumber on contact with the concrete. What’s your take on this? House is Minnesota...... similar to your weather.
Well my take is unless you have like 4-6 " of rigid foam on the outside or you have insulated foam block basement you will need an interior vapour barrier. We can discuss more in the forum if you want to come there.
Is AcoustiSeal required? I'm just looking at insulating my garage. I planned to just set up fiberglass and put vapor barrier over with tacks and that's it.
Just curious, but you said if you were also doing the ceiling that you would do the walls first. Why do you prefer to do it in that order?