Use Building Wraps For Added Protection Of Your House
Posted by Rozar Buxton on October 3rd, 2016
Housewraps are made up of synthetic material or polymers to protect buildings from any kind of moisture caused from weather or moist air. It prevents water from entering into the wall assembly and allows water vapors to pass through the exterior of walls. Building wraps also help to keep heat and humidity out in summers and retain warm air during winter season.
An effective building wrap in London must have a high moisture vapor transmission rate or MVTR to work efficiently. It should be durable enough to handle the abuse which happens during the process of installation and be highly resistant to ultraviolet radiation because they are often left exposed to sun for sometime during the construction.
It is typically installed behind the exterior siding and over the sheathing. In case of sidings, building wraps are the last line of defense for the walls which are often made up of vinyl, wood and shingles among others. It stops exterior water or interior water condensation which could permanently harm the material; your walls are made up of.
House wraps also help to stop infiltration of outside air and leakage of indoor air. They are simply an option to improve the insulation prowess of your house. It will help your HVAC system to work lesser and hence cutting your electricity bills substantially. It will also increase the life of your HVAC and decrease its maintenance costs.
Here are few pertinent installation tips you must follow to have optimum benefits.
- Always install house wrap before you install your doors and windows. Also wrap it around the edges of windows and doors.
- Use special tape provided by the manufacturer to seal the seams.
- Extend for at least two inches over the footing top for extra precaution.
- Chemicals could affect the water resistance properties of the wraps. Try to protect them from any sort of chemicals to keep them potent.
- It is always advisable to have a protective rain screen installed to control the movement of moisture during the installation of porous siding.
- Lap for at least six inches on the vertical joints. You can also increase the lapping depending upon the structure and the weather conditions in the area.
- You can use nails designed specially to hold the house wraps material to avoid their displacement later.
Also install the house wrap between double top wall plate.
With these tips in mind, you get a perfect installation of your building wrap.
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