How To Wrap A House For Siding

Cut a horizontal slit.

How to wrap a house for siding.

A building s first defense against air and water infiltration is the siding. House wrap is a building s secondary defense against air and water penetration. Slide a piece of house wrap into the slit. House wrap is a synthetic material that goes over the wall sheathing and behind the siding vinyl wood stucco brick or fiber cement siding.

Over that you can install a weather resistive barrier home wrap then strapping and siding. 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. 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. Then use your staple gun or hammer stapler to tack the corner of the material in place.

Put the bottom corner of the house wrap about 2 inches past the corner in both directions. Install a drainage provision at the bottom of the external siding material if recommended. For the easiest work plan to go from left to right. 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 the years house wrap materials have advanced providing far more protection. You will need to start at one of the bottom corners of the house. What is house wrap. 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.

Decades ago the original form of house wrap used was asphalt coated felt paper. To repair a hole. Prevent chemicals from coming in contact with the fabric as they can adversely affect the house wrap s water resistance. Install flexible flashing tape above the pipe tucking it under the house wrap.

Not just another vinyl siding installation video. Lap it over the bottom house wrap and under the top. We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior. This is our most comprehensive.

Use flexible flashing tape below the pipe overlapping the house wrap.