Is there a big cost difference in using tar paper vs Tyvek housewrap?
Is there a big cost difference in using tar paper vs Tyvek housewrap?
I think the newer home building trends are too air tight, the house has to "breath" .
Most of my work is in log restorations but I do some stick built also and I have seen alot of premature failure due to moisture trapped in the logs (or walls) and from what I can see when I take them apart, it is due to making them air tight. I am not at all sold on this type of construction.
Silvertree hit it right on the head with the future lawsuit statement.
Is there a big cost difference in using tar paper vs Tyvek housewrap?
I agree the housewraps are trapping in the humid air trying to escape from within the home. The microscopic holes in the paper that are supposed to release this air are getting plugged up with oils from cedar siding,chemicals from paint, and just general dust from over time. I have seen rot right in the middle of a gable end where there was no flashing above. The siding was fine but behind the paper the plywood and studs were gone.