House Wrap - Tyvek vs. the cheap stuff - Which is better?

[@NinjaDav3]

Good video. Thanks. My project is simple and the cheap stuff will probably work, but it was super helpful to know the difference so i could make that decision before spending hundreds of bucks.

[@timothybrawley7909]

Good to know. I didn't know this about these products. I'll keep this in mind on any further building projects in the future were I decide to use housewrap. Lowes is just down the road from me anyway, so Tyvek will probably be my choice anyway. The easiest way for me is a great choice.

[@gregorymacneil2836]

They are both good products but having said that I still like 30 lbs building paper which seems to work fine for utility buildings. As for applying any rolled material I use the Stinger CH38-2 Cap Staple Hammer Tacker with Stinger caps. The one thing no one wants to talk about is dirt - in your case you kept the product clean - but on a busy job site the bottom 3 feet can be come dirty and no longer permeably.

[@leepennington11]

Thanks you for stating that the Everbilt you used is "Woven". Most people don't mention that and it makes a BIG difference, Woven is only to be used in Very Dry areas of the country, That said, Everbilt does make (and Home Depot does sell) a Non-Woven house wrap that is comparable to Tyvek. Only thing I do not like about it is that it stretches, so there is no way to get a flat surface with it.

[@Cacheola]

I prefer good ol' tar paper

[@jameskringlee8974]

Is the tar paper sold today still essentially the "good ol' tar paper" of the past?

[@Cacheola]

​@@jameskringlee8974 there are varying grades of tar paper and the characteristics haven't changed

[@jameskringlee8974]

@@Cacheola Thank You, more figuring to do these days. For a number of considerations I rank water vapor permeability and low cost high on the list for "house wrapping". more figuring

[@Cacheola]

@@jameskringlee8974 Where I live, in the pacific northwest both are used. Any house we built, sided, reno'd we always used TP and had zero issues in my 50 someodd years. Roofers still use it... on your roof. TP has the innate ability to wick any leakage out should it penetrate somehow. Tyvek doesn't breathe, sorry. A friend of mine just replaced his bay windows on his house and used tyvek. Somehow got water in and it molded something fierce, another general contractor friend of ours slapped him around for not using TP. I have another quality boutique builder buddy, swears by TP. Google "leaky condo"... food for thought

[@coldspring624]

I went back to tar paper

[@BRADASSOFFGRIDHOMESTEAD]

Kimberly Clark BLOCK-IT, is superior to both.

[@Ramdodge582]

the cheap stuff is needle punchered, tyvek is not