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Default when to put down the moisture barrier?

you want it on top of the foam. Just like your walls, the moisture barrier
goes on the warm side of the insulation

"arw01" wrote in message
ups.com...
Radiant heat shop floor:

Top soil has been removed
very hard base ground (use a breaking bar to be able to dig in it)
3-7" of 3/4" crush gravel

moisture barrier HERE?

2" polystyryene extruded foam insulation

moisture barrier HERE?

concrete reinforcement mesh
1/2" pex heat tubing
4" concrete with plasticizers and fiber reinforcement

Everyone in the businss has a different opinion if it's below the foam
or on the foam.

Concrete engineer says on the foam
radiant installer says below the foam.

Alan