"Julie Bove" wrote in message


Well... Long story short, whoever built this building just slapped the
siding up over the 2 x 4's which is likely why it is rotting. Daughter
said she thought there should be Tyvek up underneath. My mom thought tar
paper. I looked online and it said specifically for a shed which is
basically what this is, to use house wrap. Not sure what house wrap is.

Tyvec is house wrap.

So my question is... How bad is it not to have anything underneath? And
what (if anything) should be underneath?

Tyvec et al is to minimize air intrusion/flow...to make a house more air
tight. It's presence or lack of same has nothing to do with siding or
sheathing rotting. However, its presence may help keep the internal
structure - the studs - from rotting by keeping water away from them.

I can think of no reason why you would need house wrap (or tar paper) on a
shed/storage building.




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