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Question:

If you are insulating a floor at a cottage do you put the vapour barrier below or above the insulation?

Answer:

Vapour barrier always goes on the heated side of insulation but I question the wisdom of insulating the floor of any heated structure.

Answered By: Ren Molnar

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