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Originally Posted by kunkstyle
Not with 3 rolls of Tuck Tape  . There's also inserts that the receptacles go into to keep a barrier in tact. As far as it being blow out of proportion, that's quite possible. My gen. contractor seems to be a lot less concerned with it than I am. I'm just going off what my pops drilled into my head for 30 years. I think the vapour barrier is some sort of religious thing for him. |
I had a business in the early 90's (BTT: "before tuck tape"
) insulating new residential; 6 mil vapour barrier was a "brand new" thing at the time too...
When I built my first house in '93 I went "way overboard" when doing my batting/vapour barrier. The house beside mine ("Shane Homes" built) was very similar in size (a little smaller actually: ~1320 vs 1370) with a similar proportion of high ceiling area. I put two 4 x4 and one 2 x4 skylights in mine as well, while the "control" house had a single 4 x 2 in the ensuite area. The control house was insulated by a piecework crew from "Company X" Drywall, who had the contract with Shane at the time (I was a sub to "Company Y" Drywall back then). My natural gas bill was consistently 1/3 to 1/4 of that of my neighbors; they were an older retired couple while me and my girlfriend were doing the "dinks" thing, so the comparison definitely stands as equitable. I'd told them about my "experiment" shortly after they moved in and they were very cooperative.
For those too young to remember, you had only one gas privider back then (Canadian Western NG) so it's not like today, where a bad gas contract may also be in play.
Of major importance?
I spent
5 full (i.e. long 12-14 hour) days insulating my own house; if I'd been doing it on contract with my 3 employees, we would have been in and out in about 3- 4 hours.
On piecework labour rates my house would have paid me about $300-350. I paid the fuel, employees, and bought the tacker staples and olfa blades; On an average day I walked with about $40-50 an hour for my troubles, some were better and some were worse.
I also cut quite a few "side" deals (directly with home buyers) to "do it right" and never did get "busted" (this would have raised a serious "sh*tstorm" within the industry if anyone had "blabbed" about it). I would have been canned on the spot if anyone ever found out.
Do the math on my own house...$300/ 60hours? Hmmm...a whopping $5 an hour. Something's rotten in the state of Denmark.
Haven't been involved with the Drywall industry for many years now but I seriously doubt that much has changed...other than the "miracle" of Tuck Tape. LOL!
Building a conventional batt/poly house? You might want to "discuss" this with the insulator
.
Just don't say
I told you so...that whole "sh*tstorm thing" and all...
