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Posted on August 21, 2018August 21, 2018

Building Science – Building Shell Layers – Vapor control layer

Last week we talked about the what makes a house “tight”, the air control layer.  This week we will continue with the building shell layers discussion, number 3 on our list is the vapor control layer or vapor retarder.

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