Have you seen any new homes or businesses in construction lately? If you have, you might have seen what is called House Wrap or Siding Wrap placed on the building before the exterior siding is placed. It is a white sheet that is installed over entire buildings before siding is installed. What is house wrap and why is it so important for new siding replacement? Keep reading to learn more.
House wrap is intended to be installed over the entire house, and behind all new siding replacement. House wrap is just one of the many essential things needed to ensure your new siding is energy efficient and weather resistant.
Your siding will perform as the primary defense against moisture and air leaks, but your house wrap comes in strong as a secondary defense. It protects the wall's sheathing and also helps prevent uncontrolled air circulation, which will improve your home's insulative abilities. Basically house wrap creates an air and moisture barrier that boosts a home's energy-efficiency and creates a healthy, comfortable indoor environment. House wrap is also a weatherization membrane. It creates a protective envelope against moisture and air infiltration into the wall cavities. It’s essential to new siding replacement and will give you more stable temperatures inside all year long.
At Conservation Construction of Houston we use a special house wrap known as Tyvek House Wrap. Tyvek is made of 100% high density polyethylene fibers randomly laid and compressed to form a tough material that is ideal for applications where durability & tear resistance is of prime importance--like when protecting your home! Tyvek House Wrap is better than traditional house wrap as it holds up better over time and is the premier house wrap for siding applications. Tyvek's unique makeup can serve as a moisture and air barrier between your house. If moisture ever gets stuck behind the house, this wrap also allows air to come in and dry out the moisture so it doesn't cause problems down the line.
Tyvek house wrap will last for the life of the siding. Since it’s engineered for longevity it will continue to offer protection on your home for decades to come. This means it will hold its structural integrity against the harsh weather of day to day life. At Conservation Construction we offer lifetime limited warranties to ensure that all the products we sell will truly last a lifetime.
Thank you for reading today’s article. We hope you learned something about House Wrap you never knew before. Maybe you learned of House Wrap because you had never even known it existed. If you are in need of a free quote for siding replacement please contact us today through our website. We’d love to hear from you so please comment below on your favorite part of the article. Thanks for reading and we will see you next week for another article.
When I first started working for Conservation Construction I asked this same question. Someone had come up and started talking about Soffit and Fascia near my desk. I didn't know what these items were. My boss told me I needed to learn quickly because they are not only something we remove and replace at Conservation Construction, but it’s essential to a functional home. These items seem like smaller ticket items so they are easy to overlook.
What are Soffit and Fascia?
Soffit: is the exposed siding underneath your roof’s overhang.
Fascia: goes hand-in-hand with your home’s soffit. Fascia is the area of siding directly above the soffit. It’s the exposed board you see on the front of your roof’s overhang.
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Why are Soffit and Fascia so important? We can list the reasons below:
Now that we know what Fascia and Soffit are, and why they are important, we can talk about the different types out there.
These are just a few types of Soffit and Fascia manufactured in today’s market. Wood and Steel, although once ubiquitous on most houses throughout the United States, are being used less. The more modern sidings such as Vinyl, Cedar Ridge and Fiber Cement are manufacturing Soffit and Fascia to go with their products. These types of Soffit and Fascia are much more durable than earlier counterparts.
Soffit and Fascia can be replaced at any time, but they are most commonly addressed when siding is getting replaced. That’s because people are already up on a ladder fixing the siding, they might as well get this done too. You can get up on a ladder and inspect your Soffit and Fascia when you clean out gutters. Warped or cracked panels indicate that it's time to replace the Soffit and Fascia.
Finally, here at Conservation Construction we remove and replace soffit and fascia so you don’t have to get up on a huge ladder and risk life and limb to do it yourself. On top of this we offer a wide variety of sidings to complement the new Soffit and Fascia. Our estimates are always free too, and are good for one full year.
In Conclusion, Soffit is the exposed board under the roof, and Fascia is the are just above the soffit that holds the gutters. Fix Soffit and Fascia when you notice water damage. Soffit and Fascia are important in insulating, protecting your home from pests, keeping water from settling, holding up your gutters, and giving your house curb appeal.
We’ll see you next time.
