Roofing Felt Paper Behind Siding

But because the vinyl siding covers the felt paper it is shielded from the sun and never gets hotter than the temperature of the siding from solar gain.

Roofing felt paper behind siding.

Felt or building paper must be applied to walls properly to be effective. Tar paper does not offer this. For example an ice dam or roof leak may allow liquid water to get behind the felt or housewrap. Our house was built about seven years ago.

In fact many builders disagree on the effectiveness of house wraps altogether and while some builders will only install 15 pound asphalt saturated felt paper underneath exterior siding others swear by plastic fabric house wraps such as typar or tyvek. Nowadays low cost 15 felt can weight as little as 8 to 12 pounds per square 100 sq. Felt paper also commonly referred to as tar paper is an underlayment material applied to bare walls before siding is installed. Many builders use standard 15 pound roofing felt.

Asphalt felt tar paper the standard requirement is type 1 felt meeting astm d 226 standards. The paper requirement is typically omitted for other types of siding when they re installed over rated structural sheathing. This is a good thing. Basically all model codes agree on the need for a weather resistant barrier paper usually specified as 15 felt or grade d kraft paper behind stucco brick stone and other porous veneers.

The standard weather barrier used traditionally under wood vinyl and other siding materials is 15 pound felt. Fiber cement siding covered the felt paper. Should any water get past the siding properly installed felt paper. Install pieces in the correct order and make cuts carefully so any moisture can travel downward at all points without slipping under the wrap.

A paul fisette director of building materials and. The siding was improperly installed and was removed in early november of 2018. The homeowners immediately noticed a petroleum odor when for six years there was never a problem. Item 656632 model 0903000.

If you want vertical drainage with tar paper you have to add treated lumber strips on top of the tar paper. I need to do some repairs under my siding from a window leak. The siding contractor then covered the felt paper with certawrap a modern air barrier. Gaf shingle mate 36 in x 144 ft 400 sq ft felt roof underlayment.

Felt labeled astm 15 meets specific standards and is the norm in many areas. For stucco the standard is two layers of grade d building paper.