They were built in the 1950s and 60s the felt was in perfect condition.
Black paper under wood siding yes.
At 4 95 a sheet for osb it was a no brainer to resheath the house.
Vinyl siding can be installed directly over wall sheathing wood siding or stucco.
Despite your best efforts some water will make it through the siding so you ought to plan for it.
In almost all situations the tar paper had become brittle but it still worked.
Felt roof deck protection.
I ve opened up houses built less than 5 years previous and the tyvek was shreaded like old newspaper.
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.
Install pieces in the correct order and make cuts carefully so any moisture can travel downward at all points without slipping under the wrap.
I have seen literally hundreds of houses stripped of asbestos siding that had 15 felt under it.
I ll stick with tried and true felt paper.
Answered by brett january 13 2011 comments i am going to install some new wood siding on our garage.
I have heard that some builders don t use anything.
This felt will help prevent damage to your roof from wind driven rain and water from other sources.
I just finished a siding tear off that became a resheath job because of the blackboard being so weak and wavy.
Is tar paper or housewrap needed under new siding.
You could put water on the black paper the water beaded up and didn t penetrate to the wood behind.
The gables needed plywood because the vinyl siding wouldn t have much to nail to.
If you choose the right housewrap and install it correctly you should have dry wall cavities.
On just about every one that was wood framed i came across tar paper under the exterior siding material.
One associated issue that deserves special mention is the installation of wood siding over housewraps.
Add an extra layer of protection between your shingles and roof deck with this 30 216 sq.
Do i need to put tar paper or some other house wrap underneath the siding.
Felt or building paper must be applied to walls properly to be effective.
By doing so however you miss out on the opportunity to add add energy savings to the project.
Its primary purpose is to prevent air and water leaks that may have seeped past the vinyl exterior.
Asphalt felt tar paper the standard requirement is type 1 felt meeting astm d 226 standards.
Polyolefin fabric plastic house wraps typically are made of woven polyethylene or polypropylene fibers.