No Tar Paper Under Siding

It is recommended that the cedar siding be installed per manufacturer s guidelines and recommendations by wood siding associations such as the western red cedar lumber association including priming all surfaces including the back and ends before installing.

No tar paper under siding.

Tar paper also known as building felt is tar impregnated paper. Can tyvek be used under cedar siding. But we are wetter down here. I ve opened up houses built less than 5 years previous and the tyvek was shreaded like old newspaper.

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. Tar paper will generally not show it as readily due to it s thickness but it can break down. They were built in the 1950s and 60s the felt was in perfect condition. I ll stick with tried and true felt paper.

This is a time intensive process and requires all sorts of skill. Cedar is a great material but it can cause issues with many products including tar paper. On walls it has been eclipsed in new construction by various brands of house wrap a woven or spun bonded plastic. Felt paper also commonly referred to as tar paper is an underlayment material applied to bare walls before siding is installed.

I have seen literally hundreds of houses stripped of asbestos siding that had 15 felt under it. Is tar paper or housewrap needed under new siding. While some believe that the original product was. There is no logical reason not to have house wrap under vinyl siding and many authorities strongly agree that it should be viewed as mandatory even if your local building codes don t necessarily require it.

Yes tyvek can be used under cedar siding. Felt paper under hardi plank. Should any water get past the siding properly installed felt. Tar paper does not offer this.

Have taken off plenty of lap siding here with rot behind it no underlayment. Siding applied directly over tar paper creates a sandwich effect and can trap water between the siding material and the tar paper. It is an age old choice as a weather barrier under roofing and siding. Asphalt felt tar paper the standard requirement is type 1 felt meeting astm d 226.

The stain and cedar is in almost new condition after 7 years except for some uv damage to the finish on the sw side. My old house was tyvek 1 4 strapping and cedar lapped. The only place i have used tyvek in the past few years is the crinkly version under some rigid foam with lightweight stucco.