Attic insulation should always be installed with the paper backing facing toward the living space the ceiling in this case.
Attic barrier paper.
Not so asphalt saturated kraft paper.
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This barrier is meant to keep moisture from getting to the insulation in the walls and ceilings and it is required by building codes when insulating most houses.
Attic vapor barrier for insulation in cold climates.
Your home will be more energy efficient and comfortable.
If you re insulating from scratch put the right vapor barrier in the right place.
The more coverage the better.
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Vapor barriers are sheets of plastic or other material placed on one side of insulation sheets.
Joe says in the article plastic vapor barriers really are vapor barriers when things get wet.
Insulation is in between the floor of the attic paper faced fiberglass with what looks to be around r 19 paper is on the bottom against the drywall from the second story ceiling below.
In any case the vapor barrier must point to the warm side.
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A radiant barrier can lower heat transfer from attics to the building below keep the attic space cooler and lower cooling costs by up to 17 in warmer climates.
Also on the graph is the permeance of polyethylene.
Radiant barrier atticfoil acts like shade.
Also noticed the insulation is pushed up too close to where the joists meet the roof rafters.
Radiant barriers battle the problem of emissivity in attics.
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Atticfoil blocks 97 of radiant heat.
This acts as a barrier to keep heated moist air from rising up into the attic during cold weather.
And most walls with asphalt saturated kraft paper thank the building science gods for the difference.
Radiant barriers are utilized to reduce summer heat gain in attics and help to improve the efficiency of green building envelopes.