Is there any point in having insulated walls if the top is uninsulated?
No plastic in unheated spaces is usually a rule of thumb,
But if you have it open at the top, plastic in the wall seems superfluous, heated or not, since the point of plastic is to create a vapor barrier, and it should preferably be as tight as a balloon, air exchange should then only occur through purpose-built vents.
The idea is that no moisture should migrate from inside the warmth and out into the wall, where it condenses at the "dew point." The question is also whether significant moisture will be added in the warm part from people, cooking, showers, etc., that can then seep out, given that it's a storage space.
I wouldn't consider plastic (construction film) necessary.
No plastic in unheated spaces is usually a rule of thumb,
But if you have it open at the top, plastic in the wall seems superfluous, heated or not, since the point of plastic is to create a vapor barrier, and it should preferably be as tight as a balloon, air exchange should then only occur through purpose-built vents.
The idea is that no moisture should migrate from inside the warmth and out into the wall, where it condenses at the "dew point." The question is also whether significant moisture will be added in the warm part from people, cooking, showers, etc., that can then seep out, given that it's a storage space.
I wouldn't consider plastic (construction film) necessary.
You can place plastic in the storage area in that case, inside the insulation, and also under the insulation in the ceiling. However, it is probably not necessary, assuming you will have it heated afterward, for all eternity.
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