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Lifer
Jan 7, 2002
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Originally posted by: flamingelephant
and you do put a vapor barrier over any ceiling even if the attic is vented... otherwise the warm moist air from the living space seeps through the ceiling, hits the cold insulation in the attic during the winter, condenses, turns into water, then leaks back into the house, or starts to mold, rot the framing in the attic etc....

Only in an attic that is not properly vented....
 

pcslookout

Lifer
Mar 18, 2007
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It is not going to be cheap. You going have to spend a good amount of money to insulate that part of your house there.