Forum: Building a Yurt
11-24-2021, 12:06 PM
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Re: Yurt vapor barriers to combat mould
Interesting observation you got there. Without further details, I would assume it to be because you had a fatty layer of grub on there. Water and fats don't go together so well.
The same layer of...
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Forum: Building a Yurt
11-21-2021, 07:16 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,182
Re: Yurt vapor barriers to combat mould
I also built a near-Passive House in the meantime, so I look at these problems with a more educated eye.
Venting will help, but it is near-impossible to totally vent the bottom side of the walls,...
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Forum: Building a Yurt
11-21-2021, 04:27 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,182
Re: Yurt vapor barriers to combat mould
Sealing the whole thing in PVC will make is worse.
Get rid of the PVC roof, cover the whole thing in vapor-open home-wrap, and then add a nice outer cover which is both breathing and leaking. Pure...
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