insulation

I've been given to understand that the "Kraft" paper on insulation should face the living or, heated area. My question is: How important is that?? I recently bought a house that has a crawl space under a heated addition. The area is approx 13' x 18', and 4.5' in height with a concrete floor and cinderblock walls — with 2 outside walls + 1 wall is the current cellar wall and the 4th wall is the attached, unheated garage wall. For whatever reason, the insulation on the ceiling between the rafters was installed with the Kraft paper facing the unheated, cold crawl space :rolleyes: . Should I remove and reinstall this insulation? What would I gain by reversing it, or, what would I lose by leaving it the way it is? :confused: Thanks in advance for your response(s). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Always be sincere, even if you don’t mean it.” – Harry Truman, President

About two years ago, I removed paneling from the walls on the basement framing. I painted the walls with DryLock, although I didn't suspect moisure. I then took fiberglass insulation with paper face and stappled it to the studs. I covered the fiberglass with a plastic vapor barrier by stapling the plastic to the studs. Then, I had the whole basement sheet rocked nicely, but only painted with one coat of flat white. Now, two years later, my basement smells like body odor. If I run a dehumidifier, I don't collect any water. So I am not sure if this is a mold issue. There is no sign of mold or water damage. Can anyone tell me why my basement walls smell like bad BO? If I sniff the walls, they reak terribly. Any ideas would be greatly welcomed. Could this be an insulation job gone arye? Regards, FreddyN :confused: