When you are installing Tyvek wrap in Lehi on your home or business, you might think that you can simply cover your building, a lot like wrapping a gift, and you’re done. Yes, house wrap on a building looks a bit like gift wrap, but the techniques you need to effectively protect a home involve more than pretty wrapping—although, when you read this, you might well see similarities.

Installing Tyvek Wrap in Lehi

Installing Tyvek wrap in Lehi involves knowing what to use, where to start, and how to join the pieces together. First, what to use: of course, for the best result, use DuPont Tyvek house wrap. Other house wraps are woven or perforated to allow air movement; only DuPont Tyvek has the system that allows air to leave the house, but not enter. That difference can make a huge difference in HVAC bills and in mold and mildew in a home.

Also in the what to use category, in high-wind areas, we use 1-inch plastic cap staples to make sure the wrap stay on your building and doesn’t tear off as it would if you simply stapled it. The surface area of the plastic cap holds the house wrap securely, even in high winds.

Next, when installing Tyvek wrap in Lehi, you want to start from the bottom and move up the house. This directionality allows you to correctly overlap the Tyvek so that water can’t run behind it.

Finally, taping the seams of the house wrap makes the separate pieces work as a whole to protect your home or business. The combination of the right product, installed the right way, by people who understand how to maximize the effectiveness of the system is what makes a great weather barrier on your home. And that really is a gift.

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