"Hi Jennifer,
Glad to hear that you are friends with the contractor and just trying to gain information. His installation is not "best practice" but it is an accepted installation method. As I mentioned in a previous post, best…"
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Ken Girdley replied to Jennifer Rupnow's discussion Crawlspaces & Barriers: Installation Standards / Best Practices for BPI Professionals & Contractors ? in the group Building Performance Institute (BPI)Ken Girdley replied to Jennifer Rupnow's discussion Crawlspaces & Barriers: Installation Standards / Best Practices for BPI Professionals & Contractors ? in the group Building Performance Institute (BPI)"Debra, being a BPI certfied contractor, I agree but Jennifer didn't provide enough information for us to accurately assess the conditions so I stand by my 90% statement. By the way, code is for new construction. This is an…"
Ken Girdley replied to Jennifer Rupnow's discussion Crawlspace Vapor Barrier: Install Correction and Future Guidance in the group Best Practices (Residential)"This is an unconditioned, vented crawl space."
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Ken Girdley replied to Jennifer Rupnow's discussion Crawlspaces & Barriers: Installation Standards / Best Practices for BPI Professionals & Contractors ? in the group Building Performance Institute (BPI)"Yes, the purpose of the barrier is to trap the moisture to keep it from getting into the conditioned space. That is why best practice tells us that we run the membrane up the foundation wall, terminate it approximately 6 inches below the mud…"
Ken Girdley replied to Jennifer Rupnow's discussion Crawlspaces & Barriers: Installation Standards / Best Practices for BPI Professionals & Contractors ? in the group Building Performance Institute (BPI)"Jennifer, I'm curious why you made this post. Are you trying to help the homeowner get compensation from the contractor? Are you trying to assist the homeowner with legal action? Are you trying to help the contractor get…"
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- At 1:50pm on February 9, 2011,
Diane Chojnowski said… Hi Ken,
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