How To Wrap A House For Siding

Slide a piece of house wrap into the slit.

How to wrap a house for siding.

We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior. Install flexible flashing tape above the pipe tucking it under the house wrap. Then use your staple gun or hammer stapler to tack the corner of the material in place. A building s first defense against air and water infiltration is the siding.

Decades ago the original form of house wrap used was asphalt coated felt paper. House wrap is a synthetic material that goes over the wall sheathing and behind the siding vinyl wood stucco brick or fiber cement siding. This is our most comprehensive. For the easiest work plan to go from left to right.

Install the house wrap between the double top wall plates. If you are only planning to install an inch or two of insulation on the outside you would need to go with the 6 mil poly vapour barrier on the inside and my choice would again be the rockwool in that case to avoid incidentally installing an additional vapour barrier on the outside which the foam could end up doing. Prevent chemicals from coming in contact with the fabric as they can adversely affect the house wrap s water resistance. Cut a horizontal slit.

Extend the house wrap over the footing top at least 2 inches. Put the bottom corner of the house wrap about 2 inches past the corner in both directions. Lap it over the bottom house wrap and under the top. Not just another vinyl siding installation video.

Over the years house wrap materials have advanced providing far more protection. Use flexible flashing tape below the pipe overlapping the house wrap. In the end the decision to install house wrap under your siding is a personal one that you should make after discussing it with your contractor. Install a drainage provision at the bottom of the external siding material if recommended.

To repair a hole. House wrap is a building s secondary defense against air and water penetration. Over that you can install a weather resistive barrier home wrap then strapping and siding. However if you re interested a residing project offers the perfect time to examine your home s weather barrier and exterior insulation and improve it if need be.

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