For now, If I do cut the membrane out and just put the insulation back so that it touches the external PLY and add a new vapour barrier on the inside. Would this be worse or better then what I have now in terms of being able to breath? Does PLY wood even breath anyway? The internal PLY is bare...
Practically though I can't start stripping the external parts of the shed this time of year...
So for the walls I'll remove interior boards and insulation and cut out the membrane? At this stage treat the timbers just to be stop rot or damp that may already be kicking in? Let it dry out. Could...
No.. I've just read that myself :shock:
I actually can't believe it, I purchased from Screwfix after searching 'breathable membrane', and shows up top of the list. Assumed as it was roofing it would be breathable! I'm surprised the moisture hasn't actually been 10 times worse after...
Slab is definitely dry, it was poured around July time and was left for a week initially before the bare frame started to go up, all-in-all I reckon it had 5-6 weeks of good hot dry weather before it was covered and the frame water tight.
I used Protect A1 roof underlay as the membrane...
Thanks for the reply.
I do sadly realise the errors of my ways!.. some where perhaps naive mistakes in a rush to get it constructed before winter and other purely due to cost limitations at the time.
The slab was bone dry before and after the roof and walls where constructed and water tight on...
I should also mention since Christmas I have been using a Hygrometer (Xmas present!) to monitor the temperature and humidity levels since I noticed the mould. Overnight the humidity hits the 80's, during the day if I'm working on something in there and have the heater going it drops to the low...
Hi Jimmy,
No there not UPVC or Wood window frames with vents. I basically created the openings in the stud framework and bought doubled glazed panels which sit in. They have putty on the outside world to stop water getting in and are held in place on the inside with some timber lining. No...
Hi Chaps,
Just stumbled across this forum while desperately searching for answers, I really need some good sensible help and advise on my shed muck-up.
So during the summer 2019 I decided to build a 30m2 shed at the bottom of the garden as a games room/ snooker room/ workshop. The...