Installing DuPont Tyvek House Wrap Over Wall Sheathing | Converting Patio Porch Into Multi-Use Room

House wraps, also referred to as housewraps, prevent moisture, mold, and drafts from entering your home and can act as a strong barrier against moisture or wind. House wrap is especially useful in humid climates that receive a lot of rain because it can prevent damage from water penetration. In this video, young home improvement & DIY'er Aiman will take you through what he learned from his dad on how to install the DuPont Tyvek house wrap for their patio project. Tyvek housewraps available from your local Home Depot, Lowes or hardware stores but can also be purchase from Amazon, here's the #ad link:

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The unique nonwoven structure of Tyvek HomeWrap makes it breathable, allowing moisture vapor to pass through. This helps to promote drying in wall systems, to help prevent mold and water damage. Tyvek® HomeWrap® can also reduce home energy bills by controlling air flow and water intrusion, which helps insulation work better, allowing the HVAC system to work more efficiently. It's a house wrap engineered to keep homes cool in the summer, warm in the winter, and dry all year round.

They come in various sizes and length, 3 foot wide, 5 and 8 feet tall. DuPont also has many other Tyvek products such as sheathing and flashing tapes which come in rolls, drain vent rain screen, stucco wrap, asbestos abatement, disposable protective coverall, insulating sheets and more. Check on the links in the comment section for more of Tyvek products.

To summarize, homes constructed under the 2003 IRC or prior did not require the installation of a WRB (house wrap or felt paper), while homes constructed under the 2006 IRC or later do require the installation of a WRB. Building codes and local inspectors will require installation of house wrap as a secondary water proof materials under the exterior wall siding.

Housewrap (or house wrap), also known by the genericized trademark homewrap (or home wrap), generally denotes a synthetic material used to protect buildings. Housewrap functions as a weather-resistant barrier, preventing rain from getting into the wall assembly while allowing water vapor to pass to the exterior. If moisture from either direction is allowed to build up within stud or cavity walls, mold and rot can set in and fiberglass or cellulose insulation will lose its R-value due to heat-conducting moisture. House wrap may also serve as an air barrier if it is sealed carefully at seams.

Housewrap is a replacement for the older asphalt-treated paper, or asphalt saturated felt. These materials are all lighter in weight and usually wider than asphalt designs, so contractors can apply the material much faster to a house shell.

Housewrap must be both water shedding and have a high moisture vapor transmission rate (MVTR) to be effective. It must also take handling abuse during installation and be resistant to UV. Housewrap is often left exposed for some time after construction, awaiting exterior siding installation. The original asphalt paper design, while heavy and slow to install, is still a contender. It can be nailed and abused during installation and still function. Some new designs must be installed carefully or they will slightly rip or tear during installation, possibly allowing for water infiltration at the damaged areas. Most newer designs do not "seal" well against nails or staples like asphalt products.

Housewrap is installed over the sheathing and behind the exterior siding. Siding can be vinyl, wood (i.e., cedar) shingles or shakes, brick facade, or numerous other acceptable building materials. In all cases, the housewrap is the last line of defense in stopping incoming water or exterior water condensation from getting into the wooden stud wall.

What fasteners to use with Tyvek? To attach Tyvek® in wood frame construction, use DuPont™ Tyvek® Wrap Cap nails, DuPont™ Tyvek® Wrap Cap Staples, other cap staples for the Stinger™ Cap Stapler. DuPont™ Tyvek® Wrap Cap screws and 1-1/4” or 2” metal gasketed washers with screws should be used for steel frame construction.

In the next few videos we will be discussing how to install windows, wall insulation, electrical wiring and more...

For more videos on How We Plan To Convert Our Back Patio Porch Into A Usable Multi-Purpose Room please click on the following playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3um3wNdo8w&list=PLWTQPaDoIjN1P4MVj9SEY1jxM5YkX3SjC&index=1

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Recording Date: January 15, 2021
Video URL: https://youtu.be/J7IgPRT6Q1k