Americover
Protection from the Ground Up
Americover has been the trusted source for plastic sheeting by contractors for over 25 years. Serving our loyal community of builders is one of the things we do best! We asked some of our customers ab [...]
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Dura Skrim is a lightweight and highly tear-resistant polyethylene liner that has been sold and trusted by Americover for many years. This highly acclaimed vapor barrier plastic sheeting has many appl [...]
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A vapor barrier—or retarder, depending on the perm level—is a thick plastic sheet that prevents radon and other harmful chemicals from entering your home through crawl spaces, roofs, wall [...]
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Built on concrete slabs and often capped with metal roofing, post-frame construction can pose unique vapor barrier challenges. Post-frame buildings or pole barns are popular for commercial, industrial [...]
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Radon is a radioactive gas that is odorless, colorless, and extremely dangerous. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), radon is linked to more than 20,000 lung cancer deaths [...]
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Heating and cooling account for nearly 48 percent of the average home’s energy expense, and with winter here, plastic sheeting offers a few easy ways to save on monthly utility bills. Effective weat [...]
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Are you living on top of an exposed dirt crawlspace? If so, moisture could be seeping into your home’s floors and living space, leading to mold or wood rot. And moisture, mold, and rot are [...]
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Vapor Tape is a high performance seaming tape most commonly used to seal or join large overlapping panels of vapor barrier liners together. Using tape seams is an excellent alternative to heat weldi [...]
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The main purpose of weatherizing is to keep moisture out. Moisture can cause damage such as mold and mildew, and even worse – can freeze over winter and crystallize, causing the affected material to [...]
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Many of the vapor retarders installed under building slabs do not perform adequately due to improper placement or puncturing. Ineffective vapor retarders will not reduce permeability enough to control [...]
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