On just about every one that was wood framed i came across tar paper under the exterior siding material.
Black paper under wood siding yes.
One associated issue that deserves special mention is the installation of wood siding over housewraps.
I have heard that some builders don t use anything.
I ve opened up houses built less than 5 years previous and the tyvek was shreaded like old newspaper.
Wood is an absorbent material.
Answered by brett january 13 2011 comments i am going to install some new wood siding on our garage.
By doing so however you miss out on the opportunity to add add energy savings to the project.
I just finished a siding tear off that became a resheath job because of the blackboard being so weak and wavy.
I ll stick with tried and true felt paper.
You could put water on the black paper the water beaded up and didn t penetrate to the wood behind.
Install pieces in the correct order and make cuts carefully so any moisture can travel downward at all points without slipping under the wrap.
They were built in the 1950s and 60s the felt was in perfect condition.
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Polyolefin fabric plastic house wraps typically are made of woven polyethylene or polypropylene fibers.
Do i need to put tar paper or some other house wrap underneath the siding.
Vinyl siding can be installed directly over wall sheathing wood siding or stucco.
Asphalt felt tar paper the standard requirement is type 1 felt meeting astm d 226 standards.
Install flashings metal self adhesive or both as recommended by the window or door manufacturer or as required by local codes.
Its primary purpose is to prevent air and water leaks that may have seeped past the vinyl exterior.
This felt will help prevent damage to your roof from wind driven rain and water from other sources.
Felt or building paper must be applied to walls properly to be effective.
If you choose the right housewrap and install it correctly you should have dry wall cavities.
Despite your best efforts some water will make it through the siding so you ought to plan for it.
To sum it up house wrap is a lightweight paper like material that is most often used to completely cover the house directly on top of the sheathing and behind the vinyl siding.
The gables needed plywood because the vinyl siding wouldn t have much to nail to.
In almost all situations the tar paper had become brittle but it still worked.
I have seen literally hundreds of houses stripped of asbestos siding that had 15 felt under it.
Is tar paper or housewrap needed under new siding.