Slide a piece of house wrap into the slit.
How to wrap a house for siding.
Put the bottom corner of the house wrap about 2 inches past the corner in both directions.
A building s first defense against air and water infiltration is the siding.
Install a drainage provision at the bottom of the external siding material if recommended.
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.
Cut a horizontal slit.
House wrap is a building s secondary defense against air and water penetration.
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What is house wrap.
Decades ago the original form of house wrap used was asphalt coated felt paper.
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.
House wrap is a synthetic material that goes over the wall sheathing and behind the siding vinyl wood stucco brick or fiber cement siding.
Not just another vinyl siding installation video.
Prevent chemicals from coming in contact with the fabric as they can adversely affect the house wrap s water resistance.
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.
We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior.
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Over the years house wrap materials have advanced providing far more protection.
Use flexible flashing tape below the pipe overlapping the house wrap.
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Extend the house wrap over the footing top at least 2 inches.
Install flexible flashing tape above the pipe tucking it under the house wrap.
Lap it over the bottom house wrap and under the top.
For the easiest work plan to go from left to right.
You will need to start at one of the bottom corners of the house.
Install the house wrap between the double top wall plates.