Vapor Barrier Location

Hi @Toshea.Shouse ,

Yes! The rule of thumb for vapor retarder placement is to put them on the warm side of the construction!

Always try to use retarder instead of barrier if you’re talking about the material that goes within the wall assembly – the vapor retarded still has a certain amount of permeability to prevent water from getting stuck in the assembly.

A vapor barrier is meant to prevent all transmission of vapor and has been used colloquially to refer to vapor retarders as well. This website does a better job explaining it than I can:

Hope this helps!
-Darion