A Strong Barrier System Creates an Energy-Efficient, Healthy, and Durable Commercial Building An effective and strong barrier system around a building's envelope is critical to [...]
High-quality house wrap protects your home from water and air leaks and serves as the last line of defense between the environment and your comfort. [...]
Determining the optimum permeability of a building wrap is essential to managing moisture intrusion and accumulation. Moisture typically gets in a wall system during severe [...]
It is a big number, a very big number – 39 quadrillion British thermal units (BTUs). According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), that’s how [...]
Have you heard the term “vapor permeability” and wondered what it meant? Need to know what a perm is? What does this have to do [...]
Replacing a home's exterior such as siding and window trim is a great way to improve its curb appeal and resale value. In fact, according [...]
House wrap and felt paper, when properly installed and undamaged, are both weather resistant barriers (WRB) that create permeable and water- and air-resistant exterior walls. [...]
A detailed house wrap inspection before applying the siding, by both the contractor and building owner, is critical to the house wrap’s performance. Improperly installed [...]
When using a house wrap as a weather-resistant barrier (WRB), it must meet the 2018 International Building Codes (IBC 1402.2) requirements of a WRB for [...]
Tyvek® HomeWrap®* and the ZIP System® are weather resistant barriers (WRB) applied under the siding of a home or commercial building. The goal of both [...]