Black Siding Paper

Gmcraft 72 ft.

Black siding paper.

Craft grade d breather type sheathing building paper. This product is an asphalt saturated. Per square 100 sq. 60 minute building paper for use behind exterior wall cladding including stucco fiber cement siding brick vinyl and wood siding.

It s important that use the building paper that is recommended for your area. When building exterior walls with stone stucco brick when building exterior walls with stone stucco brick cedar eifs or fiber cement siding it is important to use an effective rain screen system that will provide a means for drainage and ventilation. Intectural brings richlite s rainshadow a paper composite siding richlite is a high performance material that s been used for industrial purposes by the aerospace and marine industry for decades. If there is no building paper water will get wicked up into the wood sheathing where is often causes structural problems.

60 minute single ply building paper is a weather resistant barrier designed to provide excellent secondary protection behind exterior cladding to prevent moisture penetration and condensation in exterior wall assemblies. The sheathing paper specified by code irc is astm rated type 1 paper astm d226 an asphalt saturated felt tar paper which weighs a minimum of 11 5 pounds per square. Most of the felt paper stocked by lumberyards today is either unrated 15 felt which typically weight around 7 or 8 lbs. 60 minute building paper asphalt saturated building paper.

Designed for installation behind stucco or other exterior wall claddings as a secondary barrier. Moisture will find its way into these wall systems by way of cracked mortar joints gaps or cracks in the surface of the material. In fact many builders disagree on the effectiveness of house wraps altogether and while some builders will only install 15 pound asphalt saturated felt paper underneath exterior siding others swear by plastic fabric house wraps such as typar or tyvek. Protects against water intrusion.

Fortifiber 2 ply 162 sq. Many builders use standard 15 pound roofing felt. Felt or building paper must be applied to walls properly to be effective. Thd sku 394480.

Felt labeled astm 15 meets specific standards and is the norm in many areas. What are some of the negatives of using black paper opposed to tyvek under vinyl siding. I saw a new house with felt paper under the siding rather than tyvek. Many carpenters make the mistake of thinking that siding wood brick vinyl stucco is an impenetrable barrier against the elements.