Home Repair forum - Vapor Barrier

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Vapor Barrier

Sasha

2005-07-24, 9:07 pm

I am remodeling my upstairs bath. I removed all walls to put Durock. I
don't want however remove ceiling as it is more or less in good shape.
The ceiling does not have any vapor barrier right now. I heard once
that some sort of oil based or another primer makes acceptable vapor
barrier. Is it true? I checked attic insulation and didn't find any
condensation there.

gary

2005-07-24, 9:07 pm

If the house is older and has a few coats of oil paint you are ok. If you
pull down the drywall there to put up a vapor barrier then you might as well
continue on to do the rest of the house too, also the exterior walls.

Gary

"Sasha" <agalkin@audible.com> wrote in message
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>I am remodeling my upstairs bath. I removed all walls to put Durock. I
> don't want however remove ceiling as it is more or less in good shape.
> The ceiling does not have any vapor barrier right now. I heard once
> that some sort of oil based or another primer makes acceptable vapor
> barrier. Is it true? I checked attic insulation and didn't find any
> condensation there.
>

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