Vapor barriers. Better place to buy where not 10ftx100ft

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betty_joanne
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Checked lowes and home depot online. The 4 mil and 6 mil plastic sheeting come in 10ft by 100ft pieces according to website. I have 28x76 double wide. Any better options out there size wise. atleast 15ftx100ft?

Oh, is there a whole lot of difference in water vapor barrier performance between the 4 mil and the 6 mil?
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I know that many of the clear rolled plastic sheeting products made by Frost King come in 25' widths. You would have to unroll it and unfold it, of course. I usually use it for inside storm windows where I'm missing the original storm window & frame (at least until I buy replacements from Ashville Mobile Homes). The bigger the roll, the longer the length and it is available at most Home Depots & Lowe's in various thicknesses.
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JMO,

But if you are installing this under a home already set up, the 10 ft widths are much easier to handle.

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betty_joanne
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Nope home is being moved to another location. At current location the mobile home does have some sort of plastic sheeting(6-7 years old??) but i will not know the condition of the used plastic sheeting until the home is moved.
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I recently purchased as older mobile home vintage 1978 in St Petersburg, FL. The undercarriage batting was falling down so I had someone staple it back up and put cross-boards to keep it up. Are these units supposed to have a plastic sheeting (vapor barrier) underneath in addition to the insulation?

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Tim
betty_joanne wrote:Checked lowes and home depot online. The 4 mil and 6 mil plastic sheeting come in 10ft by 100ft pieces according to website. I have 28x76 double wide. Any better options out there size wise. atleast 15ftx100ft?

Oh, is there a whole lot of difference in water vapor barrier performance between the 4 mil and the 6 mil?
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Hi Tim,

The vapor barrier under the insulation, attached to the home, is usually called underbelly. The best stuff to use is available from this web site under Books & Parts.

6 mil plastic is often put directly on the ground as a vapor barrier.

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ImaDufus

JD wrote:Hi Tim,

The vapor barrier under the insulation, attached to the home, is usually called underbelly. The best stuff to use is available from this web site under Books & Parts.

6 mil plastic is often put directly on the ground as a vapor barrier.

JD
Thanks for the response.

I looked under Books and Parts and didnt find any mention of 6 mil plastic. Could you please send me the URL?

Thanks again.

Tim
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Hi Tim,

Underbelly material can be found in the books/parts link....6mil plastic is bought at any hardware store, maybe even Wal Mart.

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