My attic insulation project turned into a 3 week ordeal after I skipped the vapor barrier

Last month I decided to finally insulate my attic in Phoenix. I spent two days laying down fiberglass batts between the joists, thought I had it all figured out. Then my neighbor came over and asked where my vapor barrier was. I had no idea what he was talking about. Three weeks later I had to pull up half the insulation, install a poly sheet, and put everything back. Anyone else run into a rookie mistake like this that set their project way back?

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uma_baker8810d ago

Reminds me of the time I painted a whole room in my own house without priming the drywall first... looked great for about a month then started peeling in these weird patches. Had to sand everything back down and start over. Sometimes the shortcuts are just a longer way around in disguise.

the_robin10d ago

Sounds like the only thing missing was a "hold my beer" moment for the insulation gods.