Tar Paper Behind Vinyl Siding

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Tar paper behind vinyl siding.

The irc 2000 code and our building dept. This is a time intensive process and requires all sorts of skill. Installing foam board insulation under vinyl siding today. Its primary purpose is to prevent air and water leaks that may have seeped past the vinyl exterior.

Use tyvek over building felt under siding. Sign up for eletters today and get the latest how to from fine homebuilding plus special offers. If you want vertical drainage with tar paper you have to add treated lumber strips on top of the tar paper. I want to replace the tar paper but i can t find it at homedepot or lowes.

Siding applied directly over tar paper creates a sandwich effect and can trap water between the siding material and the tar paper. Should any water get past the siding. Tar paper does not offer this. 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.

By chris baylor felt paper also commonly referred to as tar paper is an underlayment material applied to bare walls before siding is installed.