Asphalt Felt Under Siding

Should any water get past the siding properly installed felt.

Asphalt felt under siding.

Many builders use standard 15 pound roofing felt. I have seen literally hundreds of houses stripped of asbestos siding that had 15 felt under it. Felt this gardner asphalt 15 432 sq. They were built in the 1950s and 60s the felt was in perfect condition.

This gardner asphalt 15 432 sq. The asphalt that might be sprayed on a foundation can be pure asphalt or a mixture of asphalt with other ingredients. Felt or building paper must be applied to walls properly to be effective. Felt paper also commonly referred to as tar paper is an underlayment material applied to bare walls before siding is installed.

Width and a 144 ft. It s less expensive than asphalt felt and because it s lighter it s easier to fold into inside corners. As early as 1904 terpening 1904. I saw a new house with felt paper under the siding rather than tyvek.

A little history of asphalt building siding products. Felt labeled astm 15 meets specific standards and is the norm in many areas. This is an asphalt impregnated kraft paper. Of coverage for residential and commercial roofing projects.

Felt has a 36 in. I ve opened up houses built less than 5 years previous and the tyvek was shreaded like old newspaper. Asphalt impregnated felt material similar to roof shingles or asphalt impregnated felt bonded to hardboard or to insulating board was discussed as a building siding material in the u s. I ll stick with tried and true felt paper.

More product details close. Install pieces in the correct order and make cuts carefully so any moisture can travel downward at all points without slipping under the wrap. A thin coating much like you might paint a wall can have remarkable vapor retarding properties. Asphalt felt tar paper the standard requirement is type 1 felt meeting astm d 226 standards.

Faq s acronym s terminology to tyvek or not to tyvek that is the question. Use tyvek over building felt under siding. The standard weather barrier used traditionally under wood vinyl and other siding materials is 15 pound felt. For stucco the standard is two layers of grade d building paper.

I want to replace the tar paper but i can t find it at homedepot or lowes. A similar product widely used in the west but not seen so much in the east is grade d building paper. Grade d building paper made of asphalt impregnated kraft paper this house wrap is commonly used under stucco siding. Nowadays low cost 15 felt can weight as little as 8 to 12 pounds per square 100 sq.

Felt paper under house siding.