Floor Insulation

[aglad]

insulation was installed even to the bottom edge of the floor joists,(crawl space in Florida), leaving 6 to 8 inches between the paper side and the sub floor. Is this going to cause a moisture condensation issue?

[iniquette]

I would say yes.

[Bobby Hamilton]

The paper should be flush against the subfloor otherwise it will leave a passage for cooler air to travel through and possibly condense.

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Originally Posted by aglad

insulation was installed even to the bottom edge of the floor joists,(crawl space in Florida), leaving 6 to 8 inches between the paper side and the sub floor. Is this going to cause a moisture condensation issue?

Hi. Anthony;

You might want to read up on some of the conditions for your area.

Geographic locations seems to make a difference.

Here, guaranteed, cold, snow and rain. ha. ha.

Here is a tidbit that might help.

Vapor Barriers: Where and When You Need Them

Vapor barriers are most important in cold climates, where the difference in humidity between cold dry outdoor air and warm moist indoor air forces moisture through the walls and ceiling. The vapor barrier in cold climates should face the indoors.
If an impermeable material like polyethylene, installed as a vapor barrier, is attached in an airtight manner to framing lumber, the result is an air/vapor barrier. Vapor-barrier paints are often the only practical way to achieve a vapor barrier in an existing home.
In warm climates, with both air conditioning and heating, moisture is coming from outside to inside during the summer and from inside to outside during the winter. It may be best not to install vapor barriers and instead design the cavities be porous to drying from either side of the wall in these warm climates.
The ground under a crawl space or basement can be the major source of water vapor from air migration through the ground and also evaporation from damp ground. Ground moisture barriers stop water vapor rising through the ground and into the home, and also prevent evaporation from damp ground. Ground-moisture barriers should be installed over dirt floors of crawl spaces and under concrete slabs. Reinforced polyethylene plastic makes a good ground moisture barrier.
If the seams of the barrier are sealed with a durable tape and /or sealant, this ground covering can also be an air barrier. Ground-moisture barriers are not effective in crawl spaces with standing water, unless the crawl space is designed to drain water off the top of the ground moisture barrier into a sump hole, equipped with a sump pump.
Residential Energy: Cost Savings and Comfort for Existing Buildings, Saturn Building Analyst Field Guide, and Your Mobile Home: Energy and Repair Guide for Manufactured Housing contain more information about solving moisture problems.

Here is the link;

http://www.srmi.biz/Tips.Moisture___...r_barriers.htm

Hope this helps a bit.

Marcel

[ldapkus]

I did a mold inspection today and found this for my client:
http://www.nuwool.com/products/techn...urnalPaper.pdf

They had high humidity inside and mold growing behind furniture.