Hello!
I was out at the construction site today and noticed that moisture and water have gotten between the exterior drywall and the insulation! The house has been standing for about 3 months now with only exterior drywall and was insulated/plastic-clad from the inside about 4 weeks ago, and the roof was insulated this week. The windows are still not in place, and it was in such a "compartment" without insulation that I see moisture/water on the exterior drywall from the inside. The builders have taped over the joints on the exterior drywall on the outside, but this has come off in many places. I have pointed this out and said that I think they should put up the Ventec boards as soon as possible, but I've been told that this is how it's usually done and that it's not a problem.
The question is, what should I do now?
Thanks in advance,
Rebmic.
I was out at the construction site today and noticed that moisture and water have gotten between the exterior drywall and the insulation! The house has been standing for about 3 months now with only exterior drywall and was insulated/plastic-clad from the inside about 4 weeks ago, and the roof was insulated this week. The windows are still not in place, and it was in such a "compartment" without insulation that I see moisture/water on the exterior drywall from the inside. The builders have taped over the joints on the exterior drywall on the outside, but this has come off in many places. I have pointed this out and said that I think they should put up the Ventec boards as soon as possible, but I've been told that this is how it's usually done and that it's not a problem.
The question is, what should I do now?
Thanks in advance,
Rebmic.
shouldn't there be some kind of wind barrier or is it intended as the outermost layer behind the cladding?
don't know exactly what kind of boards they are, but it sounds completely crazy to insulate if the wall isn't sealed, i.e., wind barrier.
In the last 2 years, I've renovated buildings from the 60s and 90s where the drywall was mounted on the outside. There was both black mold and moisture damage in the drywall. easy to tear down though.
take out the insulation and put on a dehumidifier to dry everything out!
don't know exactly what kind of boards they are, but it sounds completely crazy to insulate if the wall isn't sealed, i.e., wind barrier.
In the last 2 years, I've renovated buildings from the 60s and 90s where the drywall was mounted on the outside. There was both black mold and moisture damage in the drywall. easy to tear down though.
take out the insulation and put on a dehumidifier to dry everything out!
zsimpey. What do you think utegips is used for?
if the drywall is in a window hole that has not been cut out, I understand why it is wet. but the idiot builders should have known better than to let the drywall be in the rain and bad weather
Hello again.
Thanks for the responses! I have talked to the builder and he says that it's just moisture in one or two sections where the windows will be placed and that it will be removed later. The moisture hasn't spread anywhere else according to him. He said that before he put the plastic on the walls, he removed all the insulation to ensure there was no moisture. There was a little frost in some places, which they dried out before they reinstalled the insulation. He didn't remove it in the window sections because that would be removed anyway, he said. He will cut open the plastic and remove the insulation around it to show that what he claims is okay. But you do get a bit worried if it could be in other places too??
Builder Henke: Why do you understand that it is wet just there?
What should one do in this situation?
From someone who doesn't understand...
Thanks for the responses! I have talked to the builder and he says that it's just moisture in one or two sections where the windows will be placed and that it will be removed later. The moisture hasn't spread anywhere else according to him. He said that before he put the plastic on the walls, he removed all the insulation to ensure there was no moisture. There was a little frost in some places, which they dried out before they reinstalled the insulation. He didn't remove it in the window sections because that would be removed anyway, he said. He will cut open the plastic and remove the insulation around it to show that what he claims is okay. But you do get a bit worried if it could be in other places too??
Builder Henke: Why do you understand that it is wet just there?
What should one do in this situation?
From someone who doesn't understand...