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set tub on structolite or cement on tar paper?/stapleup undernea

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ken_6
ken_6 Member Posts: 33
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was told when setting tub on structolite or cement(so acrylic doesn't skwoosh)to put tar paper between wood and cement/structolite. is this an issue with stapled up.

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  • zeb_3
    zeb_3 Member Posts: 104
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    I read some place

    that tar paper and radiant heat are not a good mix, gives off odor.
  • Art Pittaway_2
    Art Pittaway_2 Member Posts: 80
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    If you have to use paper

    use a building paper that has no smell when it gets warm. There have been horror stories about the smell of tar paper when radiant is heated up.
    Art
  • Earthfire
    Earthfire Member Posts: 543
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    Vapor barrier

    We use 6mil polyethelene.Have had no problems or odors
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