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Default Tar paper vs. Plastic for foundation wall waterproofing

On Jun 17, 10:15 am, "Greg" wrote:
When I did mine I rolled on the foundation tar coating and while still wet
stuck 6 mil plasic up against it, that plastic is never going anywhere now.


One concern is the plastic may get brittle in a few years, no?
Whereas tar paper may not. Now granted, tar paper would not be water
"proof." It would just make it difficult to go through the wall and
encourage the water to go down to the perforated perimeter drain.