This was the week that it all came together. Here's a review, day by day. Monday - This was vapor barrier day. A vapor barrier is typically a sheet of 6 mil plastic. Although it is often described as a vapor barrier, it is really a vapor retarder. Even if the plastic...

Go... And Pound Sand I can't quite recall who it was that told me to do that, but just for the record, I have done my life's share of it over the last couple of weeks. Four and a half dump truck loads of sand later the trench is compacted and filled. This was...

Before filling the trench or laying down the radiant floor tubing, the under-floor drains must be carefully placed. Much time was devoted to measuring and re-measuring the placement of the toilet, shower, vanity, washtubs and kitchen sink drains. There's only one...