house wrap
Exterior moisture barrier
House wrap is a synthetic sheet material wrapped around a building's exterior walls during construction.
It acts as a barrier against moisture and air infiltration while allowing water vapor to escape from inside—preventing both weather damage and mold growth.
Installed beneath siding, it's now standard practice in residential building: The crew stapled house wrap over the sheathing before the siding went up.
- TyvekSpunbonded olefin fabric
- sheathingProtective outer layer
- moistureSmall amounts of liquid
- water resistantAble to repel moisture
- weatherproofingProtection from outdoor conditions
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- exterior finishessiding, vinyl siding, aluminum siding, metal siding, lap siding
- moisture barriersvapor barrier, membrane, tar paper, underlayment, bitumen
- waterproofingwater resistant, DWR, sealants, membranes, Scotchgard
- weatherizationweatherstripping, weather stripping, caulking, caulk, insulate
- underlayersunderlay, underlayment, subfloor, subflooring, substrate
- sidingvinyl siding, aluminum siding, cedar siding, lap siding, metal siding
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Thermal transfer prevention
thermal insulation · fiberglass insulation · drywall · siding · cladding
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