We are going to raise our 1970's living room with wood framing to raise it. Do we need a vapor barrier down before insolating it

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We are going to raise our 1970's living room with wood framing to raise it. Do we need a vapor barrier down before insolating it

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Raising the living room floor to meet the existing floors. We want to insolate the floor with foam if possible. No matter which insolation we use will a vapor barrier be needed.

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Submitted by Sean Lintow Sr on Thu, 08/27/2015 - 07:58

There are a few details missing to understand exactly what you are doing, but based on your climate I can't see plastic being used at all - that is essentially only used in super cold climates or as a block between soil & concrete

We are going to raise our 1970's living room with wood framing to raise it. Do we need a vapor barrier down before insolating it

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We are going to raise our 1970's living room with wood framing to raise it. Do we need a vapor barrier down before insolating it

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