Delta Vent SA Review – Peel & Stick Housewrap
I have a feeling that many builders across the US will start to struggle this year with air tightness as the blower door requirement in the 2012 IECC has gotten more stringent. I’m building houses...
View ArticleIBS – New Draining HouseWrap – TamlynWrap
I found a new category of housewrap this year at IBS that I’ve never seen before. I’m going to call this a “mini-Rainscreen” housewrap. TamlynWrap has a plastic bead embedded in their housewrap that...
View ArticleFluid Applied Weather Barrier Testing
This is a companion blog post to the video I shot at the University of Texas Construction Durability Lab. Please watch the video before reading this post. Next, here is the link to the official...
View ArticlePolyguard Aluma Flash Peel & Stick Housewrap Review
I’m currently writing an article for the Journal of Light Construction titled “HouseWrap Update: Good, Better, Best Strategies”. (Look for that article in the June issue) The main premise of the...
View ArticleRecessed Windows – A Foolproof Install Method
Pretty Obvious this Recessed Window is going to leak! Anytime you see a sheet of “Housewrap” used on a flat portion of a house you should Scream NO! This is surely a leak waiting to happen. Recessed...
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