I have seen literally hundreds of houses stripped of asbestos siding that had 15 felt under it.
Why is tyvek used under vinyl siding.
They were built in the 1950s and 60s the felt was in perfect condition.
Faq s acronym s terminology to tyvek or not to tyvek that is the question.
If you ve ever taken vinyl siding off a house the day after a good rain it s all wet back there anyways which is why we insist on tyvek.
Our house was built about seven years ago.
By doing so however you miss out on the opportunity to add add energy savings to the project.
What type of wood is used under siding.
Its primary purpose is to prevent air and water leaks that may have seeped past the vinyl exterior.
The irc 2000 code and our building dept.
I want to replace the tar paper but i can t find it at homedepot or lowes.
Siding that s assembled from large panels such as vinyl or aluminum cladding also makes a good candidate too since water can enter through cracks where the pieces are joined.
It seems that we have two options.
On all walls and all exposure conditions there were large areas of the tyvek which were deteriorated to the point of tissue paper.
The wood that goes under residential siding exterior sheathing performs several functions.
Use tyvek over building felt under siding.
It adds insulation waterproofing and structural support.
During a recent repair to our siding we found that the house had no building wrap tyvek under the siding.
Several areas where the tyvek had shrunk and torn mainly at window corners.
One would be to remove the siding wrap the house and then reside it.
I ll stick with tried and true felt paper.
This explains why the house does not retain heat.
Installing foam board insulation under vinyl siding today.
On the other hand brick stucco and other masonry based sidings can be used with house wrap but your builder will need to use the right type.
To sum it up house wrap is a lightweight paper like material that is most often used to completely cover the house directly on top of the sheathing and behind the vinyl siding.
I just finished removing some vinyl siding installed in 1987.
Vinyl siding is not water proof is not intended to be water proof and i don t know a siding manufacturer that claims it to be anything more than a cladding.
Vinyl siding can be installed directly over wall sheathing wood siding or stucco.
Tyvek was used underneath very poorly installed.
