Hi,
I have a 2 car garage in a raised bungalow that has 2 bedrooms sitting right above it. The house was built in the 70's and the previous owner just had insulation with some styrofoam sheets as a ceiling.
There are a few issues:
1. Bedrooms are colder than the rest of the house.
2. Gas fumes/paint/etc get into the house and basement.
3. Garage door/working in garage noise travels through out the house.
I ripped everything out of the joists and put Roxul R22 everywhere. Now I'd like to put in a vapour barrier, but from my understanding the vapour barrier has to be on the hot side of the joists (under the floor plywood of the bedrooms) not on the garage ceiling side.
What can I do to properly install the vapour barrier? Do I remove all insulation and put poly in there and over the joists then put insulation back and drywall?
I am not quite sure. So far with the insulation being in place the rooms are warmer and it's quieter inside, but fumes still travel through out the home. I'd like to properly seal this ceiling/garage before drywalling.
Thanks.
I have a 2 car garage in a raised bungalow that has 2 bedrooms sitting right above it. The house was built in the 70's and the previous owner just had insulation with some styrofoam sheets as a ceiling.
There are a few issues:
1. Bedrooms are colder than the rest of the house.
2. Gas fumes/paint/etc get into the house and basement.
3. Garage door/working in garage noise travels through out the house.
I ripped everything out of the joists and put Roxul R22 everywhere. Now I'd like to put in a vapour barrier, but from my understanding the vapour barrier has to be on the hot side of the joists (under the floor plywood of the bedrooms) not on the garage ceiling side.
What can I do to properly install the vapour barrier? Do I remove all insulation and put poly in there and over the joists then put insulation back and drywall?
I am not quite sure. So far with the insulation being in place the rooms are warmer and it's quieter inside, but fumes still travel through out the home. I'd like to properly seal this ceiling/garage before drywalling.
Thanks.