House wrap / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...House or LEED. Now that you know more about high performance building tapes, find more info about air sealing and green building techniques in the Ecohome Green Building Guide and these pages below: Choosing the right house wrap / WRB  / weather barrier - which is best? What is the difference between an air barrier...

...housewrap or home wrap with staples creates a lot of little holes where air can enter and escape. Also, when exposed to the extreme temperature shifts between summer and winter and the endless movement of a loose weather barrier due to wind and air pressure differences, the solvent-based tapes we most often use may bec...

...house, it dries inwards (or at least it should - depending if you have a vapor barrier). A well-ventilated air space between sheathing and cladding is an important part of the strategy needed to allow walls to shed moisture in all seasons and conditions. Drainage planes (building paper, house wrap, etc.) allow any mois...