No Tyvek Under Aluminum Siding

Dupont tyvek goes on the wood sheets and is covered up by a waterproof siding shingles.

No tyvek under aluminum siding.

For example when the gable end of a garage is attached to the gable end of a 2 story house. On all walls and all exposure conditions there were large areas of the tyvek which were deteriorated to the point of tissue paper. The second would be to blow insulation into the walls. I am not the original owner.

It is recommended that the cedar siding be installed per manufacturer s guidelines and recommendations by wood siding associations such as the western red cedar lumber association. Tyvek was used underneath very poorly installed. This requires priming all surfaces including the back and. In this application the garage roof shingles are step flashed against the sidewall sheathing of the house.

It is relatively easy to care for has a. I just discovered there is no tyvek or tar paper under the vinyl siding there is just the plywood. This explains why the house does not retain heat. I own a 1979 colonial that is vinyl sided.

One would be to remove the siding wrap the house and then reside it. There is no logical reason not to have house wrap under vinyl siding and many authorities strongly agree that it should be viewed as mandatory even if your local building codes don t necessarily require it. It is waterproof but allows smaller water vapor droplets through. I just finished removing some vinyl siding installed in 1987.

If tyvek is a good idea or not depends on where you are. I m thinking of less headaches and just removing the existing wrap and then putting tyvek regular product on and then siding over that no 1 4 board last edited by pitttrack. Roofing felt seals around the nail after it heats up. Several areas where the tyvek had shrunk and torn mainly at window corners.

Tyvek is like goretex a la mountain jackets but for houses. Vinyl siding is one of if not the most popular exterior cladding for residential homes. In cold climates snow will drift and collect at the point where the garage roof joins the sidewall of the house. Can tyvek wb be used under cedar siding.

The barrier prevents wind driven moisture and when a nail is sealed it acts as a much smaller hole then if there was no tyvek. It seems that we have two options. 02 10 2009 at 02 20 pm. Yes tyvek drainwrap can be used under cedar siding.