Date:         Tue, 13 Jun 2017 10:41:32 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Door vapor barrier
Comments: To: Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca>
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I'd go with the 6 mil poly.

Yrs,
d

On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 10:24 AM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:

> You can get a non-stick thin poly which is used for wrapping pallets in
> warehouses .. comes in various widths.
>
> While a building vapour barrier (6mil poly) would probably be a little
> unruly to use, you can buy similar rolls of lighter 3mil and 4mil poly
> which is typically sold for use as dust barriers during construction.
>
> Tyvek, and other, similar, house wraps, are wind and water barriers, not
> vapour barriers - they are designed to allow vapour to escape while
> preventing water and air (wind) penetration.   That said, some wraps in
> this area do make reasonable vapour retarders which may actually be
> preferable to a vapour barrier in this instance.
>
>
> > On 13-Jun-2017, at 11:16, Dean S <predsmaniac@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > how about Tyvek or Lowes knock of product of the same thing......it is a
> > house vapor barrier wrap if you are unfamiliar with it..its relatively
> > cheap and easy to work with...??? DS
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 10:09 AM, David Bjorkman <ddbjorkman@verizon.net
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Hi All;
> >> I'm cleaning and rebuilding a passenger front door.  Any ideas on what
> to
> >> replace the interior vapor barrier with?  Any vendors carry it?
> >>
> >> Thanks;
> >> Dave B.
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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