House wrap is a building s secondary defense against air and water penetration.
How to wrap a house for siding.
What is house wrap.
Slide a piece of house wrap into the slit.
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.
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The majority of house wrap you will find now is a lightweight synthetic material primarily designed to be placed between the siding and the sheathing.
Over that you can install a weather resistive barrier home wrap then strapping and siding.
Install flexible flashing tape above the pipe tucking it under the house wrap.
You will need to start at one of the bottom corners of the house.
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.
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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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Install a drainage provision at the bottom of the external siding material if recommended.
Cut a horizontal slit.
Over the years house wrap materials have advanced providing far more protection.
Prevent chemicals from coming in contact with the fabric as they can adversely affect the house wrap s water resistance.
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Decades ago the original form of house wrap used was asphalt coated felt paper.
A building s first defense against air and water infiltration is the siding.
Lap it over the bottom house wrap and under the top.
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.
Install the house wrap between the double top wall plates.
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Use flexible flashing tape below the pipe overlapping the house wrap.