Wine room humidity and temperatures must be maintained for wine to age correctly. It is important to have a vapor barrier to trap the water vapor in the wine room so it does not migrate to other parts of the house. This is especially true if one or more walls of the storage room are exterior walls of the house.
Water vapor in small amounts can cause rot. Vapor retarders are essential to preventing damage. Be sure to have high quality vapor barriers installed correctly.
A vapor barrier is essential to stop water vapor from the soil from penetrating through your basement and crawl floors and walls. Vapor barriers of polyethylene have been used as a vapor retarder for some years now, but it has limitations. Newer high performance, high density polyethylene sheeting is the key to stopping water vapor from finding its new home in your wood floors, insulation, or carpeting.
A high quality vapor barrier is not usually found at the average home center. Check supply houses for contractors in the yellow pages.
Water vapor can condense and cause musty smells in your home. Odor from crawl spaces can be stopped with the use of high quality vapor barriers.
Crawl space ventilation became essential to avoid moisture damage in modern, energy efficient homes. Crawl space vents may now be eliminated with newer high performance vapor barriers. Convert your crawl space to an unventilated one with a quality vapor barrier, and minimize dampness, temperature swings, and gain storage space.
Water vapor is constantly trying to leave your crawl space. It is very hard to vent and remove this condensation. A crawl space vapor barrier may be the best way to stop the water.
