Custom Built Home on the Intracoastal Waterway – Air Barriers
August 17th, 2010
In a previous blog post, we introduced our readers to our latest custom home in Wilmington, NC, which is being built just north of Wrightsville Beach and Figure Eight Island. The home, on Bald Eagle Lane, is currently at the framing stage of construction and the installing the air barriers is the next step for Mark Johnson and his team.
The air barriers in this home, in the form of sheathing and drywall, control the home’s air leakage, keep moisture out of the home and help lower energy costs. Air barriers ensure that the insulation is working properly, since the insulation cannot work if air is blowing through it.
Bonus rooms in particular are infamous for being cooler or warmer than the rest of the home, usually because there was no air barrier installed on the short knee walls. But in this Wilmington, NC custom home, air barriers will be installed (see right), so that the insulation will be able to work to the best of its ability.
