6 mil vapor barrier
Worth a lookShows a sweet-spot price point ($56.54 avg), but a small market ($83K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Avg price
Great$56.54avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Great492.94avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Good6.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Good68%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Growth
Good+33.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Returns
Good3.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Competition
Okay59%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Price range
Okay$10.03–$356.32cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Bad$83K$83K/yr · 22K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 6 mil vapor barrier is a $83K/yr Amazon United States market (22K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 68% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.
Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
6 mil vapor barrier market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–2K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $85K–$113K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 6.5%
- Avg BSR
- #98
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 89%
- Sponsored
- 86%
- Out of stock
- 4.6%
- Avg brand age
- 59 months
- Avg seller age
- 210 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 59% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
25 rising
Sellers
64
Top-5 brand share
68%
Top 20: 99%
Top-5 click share
59%
Top 20: 88%
Open market
26%
- Frost King25%
- ROBERTS16%
- Film-Gard12%
- Tapix9%
- Aluf Plastics6%
- Farm Plastic Supply6%
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 13 weeks — +33.4% search growth over the last 90 days.Top 6 mil vapor barrier search terms
- 6 mil vapor barrier10K/yr
- solarization plastic3K/yr
- 6 mil polyethylene vapor barrier4K/yr
- 6 mil plastic sheeting 10x1003K/yr
- 6 mil2K/yr
Top 6 mil vapor barrier products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Roberts 70-117 Moisture Barricade 6 mil Polyethylene Film Roll 600 sq. ft.
ROBERTS$58.344.5★806 rev
Frost King P1025B/6 Polyethylene Sheeting 10 x 25 x 6 mil. Black
Frost King$20.584.7★1,811 rev
Frost King P1025/6W Polyethylene Sheeting 10 x 25 x 6 mil. Clear
Frost King$23.004.6★3,896 rev
Film-Gard 626033 Construction Plastic Sheeting 10 Width X 100 Length X 6 mil Thick Clear 1 Count
Film-Gard$57.094.6★695 rev
Plastic Sheeting (10 x 25) Long 6 Mil - UV Protection Poly Sheeting Polyethylene Film Heavy Duty Greenhouse Plastic Sheeting
Tapix$25.144.7★1,588 rev
Newest
by launch date
Heavy Duty Construction Plastic Sheeting 10 x 100 Roll 6 Mil Clear Polyethylene Sheet Waterproof Vapor Barrier Dust & Moisture Protection for Painting Furniture Carpet & Contractor Use
LAUCO$60.852 rev
PROMORE Black Plastic Sheeting 6 Mil 10 x 25 FT Heavy Duty Polyethylene Sheeting Waterproof UV Protection for Weed Barrier Moisture Construction Film Lumber Tarp Ground Cover
PROMORE$22.6822 rev
Roberts 70-117 Moisture Barricade 6 mil Polyethylene Film Roll 600 sq. ft.
ROBERTS$58.34806 rev
ALORAIR Crawl Space Vapor Barrier 6 mil 12x100 Drop Cloth Vapor Barrier Covering for Crawlspace Encapsulation Moisture Control Thick Plastic Sheeting Heavy Duty Black and White Panda Film
ALORAIR$112.0463 rev
6 Mil 10x25 FT Heavy Duty Greenhouse Plastic Sheeting Clear 1-Roll
Axgatoxe$24.70146 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumHeavy Duty Construction Plastic Sheeting 10 x 100 Roll 6 Mil Clear Polyethylene Sheet Waterproof Vapor Barrier Dust & Moisture Protection for Painting Furniture Carpet & Contractor Use
LAUCO$60.853.5★
PROMORE Black Plastic Sheeting 6 Mil 10 x 25 FT Heavy Duty Polyethylene Sheeting Waterproof UV Protection for Weed Barrier Moisture Construction Film Lumber Tarp Ground Cover
PROMORE$22.684.7★
Farm Plastic Supply - Blue Plastic Sheeting - 7 mil - Blue Tarp Painters Tarp Dust Barrier Polyethylene Vapor Barrier Plastic Sheeting (14 x 10)
Farm Plastic Supply$35.275.0★
6 Mil 10x25 FT Heavy Duty Greenhouse Plastic Sheeting Clear 1-Roll
Axgatoxe$24.704.6★
Rocky Mountain Goods 4 Mil Black Plastic Sheeting (50 FT X 3 FT) - Roll of Heavy Duty Thick Plastic for Gardening Weeds Yard Landscaping Barrier Under House - Multi Use Polyethylene
Rocky Mountain Goods$27.974.6★
What buyers say about 6 mil vapor barrier
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great partition”
“As expected”
“Best deal”
“Great material, easy to use”
“Extremely durable”
“Very strong”
“This sheeting is excellent quality and perfect thickness”
“Works well”
“Easy to use”
“Great adhesive”
What buyers complain about
“Not as thick as expected”
“the adhesion feels only average”
“False advertisement not clear”
“Not strong”
“Came off within three days”
“not for stopping pet's odor's gases”
“Item arrived in poor quality condition”
“not the correct size/measurements”
“This 6 mil plastic is much heavier”
“Could not even apply”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is 6 mil vapor barrier profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $83K/yr across 35 tracked products. 5 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +33.4%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
- How competitive is the 6 mil vapor barrier niche?
- 25 brands and 64 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 59% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 68% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in 6 mil vapor barrier?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Thickness, Adhesion/Stickiness, Advertised Vs Actual Product. The return rate is 3.0%.
- What does it cost to enter the 6 mil vapor barrier niche?
- Listings span $10.03–$356.32; the average listing price is $56.54 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 493 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.