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Posted: Nov 06, 2007 08:38 PM	crawl space plastic debate case of Labatts riding on the answer here! doing a crawl space. this is a dry crawl space. got 6 mill plastic already down. plastic reaches to the wall. i sprayed down the wall onto plastic. (2"deep including bond beam with vents foamed over) Big Ed says pull the plastic back and spray past the block and slightly onto the dirt. then lay the plastic back on top. who is right?
SprayFoamSupply.com Posted: Nov 06, 2007 09:16 PM	You are both right. Pull the plastic back, spray down to the dirt, put the plastic back, and foam over the edge, sandwiching the edge of the plastic in foam so that there is a good seal. Will you be delivering the Labatts, or shipping it? George

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Posted: Nov 06, 2007 08:38 PM

crawl space plastic debate

case of Labatts riding on the answer here!
doing a crawl space. this is a dry crawl space. got 6 mill plastic already down. plastic reaches to the wall. i sprayed down the wall onto plastic. (2"deep including bond beam with vents foamed over)
Big Ed says pull the plastic back and spray past the block and slightly onto the dirt. then lay the plastic back on top. who is right?

SprayFoamSupply.com

Posted: Nov 06, 2007 09:16 PM

You are both right. Pull the plastic back, spray down to the dirt, put the plastic back, and foam over the edge, sandwiching the edge of the plastic in foam so that there is a good seal. Will you be delivering the Labatts, or shipping it?

George

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