Previously on controlling the control barriers, we talked about what they were, and how we are handling the water and air barriers. Below is the cross section of how our walls will look for reference. To quote a certain Sci-Fi show…”and now, the conclusion.” VAPORAs borrowed from the International Association of Home Inspectors: A vapor
When it comes to a house, there are four main control layers that you want to deal with. They are (in order of generally accepted importance) water, air, vapor, and temperature. Buckle up for a long post, as we take a quick look at each one of them, and see how we are addressing them
We’ve been through a couple of back and forth e-mails with the designer at Allan making some tweaks to our design from an energy efficiency perspective. There were some details that we wanted to be sure were right in the cross section since the framers and project manager would be relying on those details to