Cut a horizontal slit.
How to wrap a house for siding.
We cover how to move doors and windows and create a weather proof exterior.
Over the years house wrap materials have advanced providing far more protection.
What is house wrap.
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.
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.
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.
Lap it over the bottom house wrap and under the top.
Use flexible flashing tape below the pipe overlapping the house wrap.
A building s first defense against air and water infiltration is the siding.
To repair a hole.
You will need to start at one of the bottom corners of the house.
For the easiest work plan to go from left to right.
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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Install the house wrap between the double top wall plates.
Put the bottom corner of the house wrap about 2 inches past the corner in both directions.
Install flexible flashing tape above the pipe tucking it under the house wrap.
Decades ago the original form of house wrap used was asphalt coated felt paper.
To flash a flanged vent.
House wrap is a building s secondary defense against air and water penetration.
Then use your staple gun or hammer stapler to tack the corner of the material in place.
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.