01-25-2010, 12:21 PM
Funny you mention the average tempuratures Gary. I think I turned on the A/C once last summer in August. It never did get hot enough to justify using it.
We canucks also go to extreme measures with our vapour barriers to seal the inside of the home to avoid any heat loss through any tiny hole or crack in the structure. I've seen examples of acoustic sealant apllied along the wood structure where the vapour barrier is installed, stapled and then taped over with Tuck Tape (its red in colour). Then we also have to make sure we seal the areas around electrical boxes for switches, plugs and lights as any hole in the vapour barrier can result in heat loss.
All that said, I always find it funny that after going through all the trouble we then proceed to screw drywall into the studs, which of course, punctures the vapour barrier.
We canucks also go to extreme measures with our vapour barriers to seal the inside of the home to avoid any heat loss through any tiny hole or crack in the structure. I've seen examples of acoustic sealant apllied along the wood structure where the vapour barrier is installed, stapled and then taped over with Tuck Tape (its red in colour). Then we also have to make sure we seal the areas around electrical boxes for switches, plugs and lights as any hole in the vapour barrier can result in heat loss.
All that said, I always find it funny that after going through all the trouble we then proceed to screw drywall into the studs, which of course, punctures the vapour barrier.