No Tyvek Under Aluminum Siding

Several areas where the tyvek had shrunk and torn mainly at window corners.

No tyvek under aluminum siding.

This explains why the house does not retain heat. If tyvek is a good idea or not depends on where you are. For example when the gable end of a garage is attached to the gable end of a 2 story house. I am not the original owner.

I believe the siding is original to the house and thought some sort of vapor mositure barrier would be code in ct. 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. During a recent repair to our siding we found that the house had no building wrap tyvek under the siding. It seems that we have two options.

Tyvek is like goretex a la mountain jackets but for houses. I m sure we are losing heat cold compared to if we had tyvek. Tyvek was used underneath very poorly installed. It is relatively easy to care for has a.

The second would be to blow insulation into the walls. 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. I just finished removing some vinyl siding installed in 1987. I just discovered there is no tyvek or tar paper under the vinyl siding there is just the plywood.

On all walls and all exposure conditions there were large areas of the tyvek which were deteriorated to the point of tissue paper. Dupont tyvek goes on the wood sheets and is covered up by a waterproof siding shingles. Roofing felt seals around the nail after it heats up. Vinyl siding is one of if not the most popular exterior cladding for residential homes.

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. This requires priming all surfaces including the back and. 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. I own a 1979 colonial that is vinyl sided.

In cold climates snow will drift and collect at the point where the garage roof joins the sidewall of the house. Yes tyvek drainwrap can be used under cedar siding. 02 10 2009 at 02 20 pm. It is waterproof but allows smaller water vapor droplets through.