Comments on: Solid Wood Eucalyptus Flooring, Beautiful and Durable http://www.luxuryhousingtrends.com/archive/2008/08/solid-wood-euca/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:00:51 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Adam http://www.luxuryhousingtrends.com/archive/2008/08/solid-wood-euca/comment-page-1/#comment-257 Adam Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:24:37 +0000 http://www.luxuryhousingtrends.com/archive/2008/08/solid-wood-euca/#comment-257 Be careful using this type of product, because it is a vapor barrier and depending on where you live, if you put a vapor barrier in the wrong place you will get condensation. Condensation can cause a variety of problems, from mold to rot, so be sure to do your homework before installing this. On the flip side, you could use a perforated radiant barrier (http://www.raflect.com) in addition to some typical bat insulation. This will give you energy savings in the winter and in the summer as the heat is always reflected away from the radiant barrier. Be careful using this type of product, because it is a vapor barrier and depending on where you live, if you put a vapor barrier in the wrong place you will get condensation. Condensation can cause a variety of problems, from mold to rot, so be sure to do your homework before installing this.

On the flip side, you could use a perforated radiant barrier (http://www.raflect.com) in addition to some typical bat insulation. This will give you energy savings in the winter and in the summer as the heat is always reflected away from the radiant barrier.

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