Siding question
Does this house have two layers of lap siding? Or is the inside layer
square-edged boards
laid against each other (not overlapped) – perhaps on the diagonal? This was a
common way
of sheathing a house before the advent of plywood.
Sounds like removing the old siding might be a good idea – certainly would make
replacing
the old wiring in the walls easier. Having replaced the wiring in a 57-year
Tyvek is not a moisture barrier – it is an infiltration barrier applied outside
of the insulation and sheathing
and under the exterior wall covering (lap siding, brick, etc.)
If you put batt insulation in, it would have a built-in vapor barrier (kraft
paper) which would be
installed against the inner wall.
Michael
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1: re 11039
2: It has two layers of clapboard, apparently cedar. IThe inside
la 3: yer is not flat, onnot diagonal, at oleast in the one typical
4: wall in the kitcheknn (fornerlymerly parlor) .) It looks therelike there
5: was only tar paper tacked underunder the first laayer, and
6: on top ofit again over the lfirst layer then when they applied the second layer
7: of clapboard.
8:
9: You're the first person who's said it might be a good idea to
10: remove it all. Others have said the layers of clapboard might
11: be adding some structural integirtyrity to the house after all
t12: hese years. From my perspecitvetive, it seemed rather inelegant
13: to simply add another layer of foam wrap, foam and siding to
14: the existing two-three inches of junk., so I was temptoed toed to
15: tell them to remove it all. and start fro mscratchm scratch.
16:
17: So the Tyvek just cuts drafts, not moisture?
18: /post
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