Old Tar Paper Siding

The paper comes in different weights.

Old tar paper siding.

There is nothing wrong with tar paper as a housewrap if it is in good condition. See more ideas about siding asphalt tar. Tyvek is that it tears really easy when installing obviously shouldn t tear with siding over it. This article provides photographs of asphalt based siding products and discusses common defects observed in asphalt exterior building siding such as buckling splitting cracks odors and questions about the need for a vapor barrier behind asphalt siding and over building sheathing.

Tar paper also known as building felt is tar impregnated paper. Asphalt felt has other desirable qualities as well. A second problem was insect control. The guy i have installing my vinyl siding just placed the foam over the old tyvek is that ok or should he have removed it first.

It serves the same purpose and really the disadvantage of tar paper vs. This underlayment is an important line of defense against moisture penetration. The old standby often called tar paper allows drying with a perm rating of of approximately 5 more when wet and blocks water effectively on a vertical wall making it an effective sheathing wrap. It is an age old choice as a weather barrier under roofing and siding.

How to remove tar from siding without damaging the siding. It is generally very brittle and the back may be black and have the appearance of tar paper. Asphalt of course is one of the final products that comes out of a catalytic convertor that s used to refine crude oil. On walls it has been eclipsed in new construction by various brands of house wrap a woven or spun bonded plastic.

It s been there for years and i afraid to try to scrape or scrub it off for fear of damaging the siding. Recognizing siding with asbestos asbestos siding was manufactured to resemble many different materials so it doesn t always look the same. Asphalt siding made great homes for carpenter ants and termites and they d often cause considerable damage behind the asphalt siding over the years. Our house is over 20 years old and has narrow.

I have a home that a previous owner used tar on the roof. Some of it dribbled down the side of the wall. Look for a siding that is made to look like roof shingles. If the tar paper is in good condition then i wouldn t replace it.

The most common weights are 15 pound and 30 pound tar paper. Dmoore oct 22 14 at 3 51.