House Wrap Not Fully Covering House Before Vinyl Siding

Do you think that there are any other options.

House wrap not fully covering house before vinyl siding.

A professional builder or contractor should always make the final call on house wrap using it incorrectly can affect your home s ventilation or cause mold to build up. It has that old sheet rock like sheathing it s black i think it is exterior gypsum. Its primary purpose is to prevent air and water leaks that may have seeped past the vinyl exterior. I doubt very much that a house built seven years ago has no insulation in the walls unless the builder was so irresponsible to not have done so.

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. Basically the walls right now go exterior gypsum tar paper like stuff foam board vinyl siding. Generally a home s construction method dictates the type of house wrap if any a building needs. My house was built in the 60s and doesn t have normal plywood sheathing.

I am not re sheathing the house so i am unsure if a house wrap is needed when re. My house currently has cedar shake which i m removing because it is in poor condition. One would be to remove the siding wrap the house and then reside it. House wrap is hidden from sight once your new fiber cement or vinyl siding is installed but it serves an important purpose.

I plan on putting vinyl siding. What do you suggest that we do. If you re planning on a siding installation during the colder months look for a house wrap that remains pliable regardless of the temperature. The second would be to blow insulation into the walls.