Wrinkle Wrap Siding Paper

Why does some vinyl siding take on an ugly look with ripples bends bulges or even loose ends.

Wrinkle wrap siding paper.

Decades ago the original form of house wrap used was asphalt coated felt paper. Use 3 inch tape for wrinkled house wraps. However panel siding t 111 and board siding lay flat against the sheathing wrap and do not provide any drainage or dryiing space. Here we discuss all of the know causes of this defect.

We ve seen weakened house wrap under cedar shingles and lap siding so we ve gone to wrapping and taping our homes and then putting up a layer of tar paper between the shingles and the house wrap same for hardi and nichiha it s not that expensive to do and feels like good insurance plus if you have any breaks in the shingles that line up you see a black line rather than a white one and it. These siding applications leave small air spaces between the sheathing wrap and siding. Tape the seams on flat house wrap with 2 inch tape. Because the paper tends to wrinkle the two layers tend to form a small air space creating a rain.

Over the years house wrap materials have advanced providing far more protection. Hardiewrap weather barrier is installed over the sheathing beneath the exterior siding to reduce water and air infiltration. The homes i built then still look brand new today. Because the paper layers tends to wrinkle when installed the two layers form a small air space that some claim creates a protective rain screen.

The trend in three coat stucco is to use two layers of 30 minute paper. This provides a minimal drainage plane and promotes some drying. Absorbs stores water. David joyce recently told me about a poorly taped horizontal seam in a house wrap where water found its way into a fishmouth in the tape and became a sideways leak using the tape as a trough to travel in until it found a window where it poured into the wall.

Moderate resistance to liquid water. Buckled rippled bent deformed loose or un clipped. And it was pretty sobering to see the data on how much the impact really is of siding nails in housewrap at this years resnet conference. Building paper also called house wrap is a strong fibrous paper that blocks water and moisture from entering from the outside but allows moist air to pass through from the inside preventing a buildup of moisture inside walls that can lead to mold.

I ve been covering my wrinkle wrap with 15 pound tarpaper recently cause it s cheap insurance. Rippled or loose vinyl siding may be more than just a cosmetic worry and may indicate structural defects building movement leaks or even heat. Asphalt felt saturated felt tar paper sheathing wrap under siding roofing. Many of the tapes that are made to stick to housewrap won t stick to tarpaper.

High permeability when wet. 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. Causes of vinyl siding damage.