installing housewrap. vertical or horizontal?

[joeyv69ragtop]

Getting ready to wrap my garage. I have a 9' roll of wrap and 10' walls. I'm debating doing one full horizontal run to 9' then cut the remainder of the roll to 18" and finish the top or cutting the roll into 10' lengths and wrapping 9' widths of the garage at a go.

Any thoughts? I figure the 10' lengths installed vertically will be easier to manage on my own but I'm not sure if this is improper or introduces issues.

Thanks!

 

[Bogie1632]

Always did horizontal to reduce vertical seems. Enough overlap on seams, sealed up good won't really matter. A 2-story home remodel near me just did almost all vertically....lots of tapped seems.

I say do what is easiest for you as long as it's all sealed up good.

V/R
Bogie

 

[hammerhead611]

If it were me, I'd just wrap the bottom using the 9' roll then wrap from the top using the rest of the roll...you'd wind up with double coverage on the middle 8' and 1' at the top and bottom with single coverage. Tape the seams where they overlap

 

[BORING HOP YARD]

The only concern I would take a look at is the amount of seams it would generate.
I treat every seam as a opportunity for a future leak and try to minimize them.
Good luck on your quest!

 

[Copymutt]

Your plan is good, just tape it.

 

[billconner]

I hate to ask but did you look at other widths? Dupont lists 3, 4. 5, 9, and 10. Those 3, 4.5, 5, 9, 9.5, and 10. Maybe one of those things that is listed but not really available except by truckload.

 

[joeyv69ragtop]

Thanks for all the replies.


I did a calculation and at 6" overlaps on the vertical install I'd have 89 linear feet of seam vs 76 linear feet of seam going horizontal. BUT the horizontal install will put almost all of the seams up close the overhang.

I have not looked at other lengths, the whole thing came as a package from 84 and they sent me the 9' roll.
Lowes 10' rolls are unavailable and a 10' roll from HD is $380+ so I'll probably stick with what I already have.

If I can get a helper maybe I'll attempt the horizontal install.

Flying solo I'll go with vertical.
I appreciate all your responses, I think I have a better understanding of the pros and cons of each way now.

 

[billconner]

I agree. I'd do vertical solo, pre-cut all required pieces out of wind, maybe find a tube to roll them on. Might even figure out a way to prop up tube, nail off top, and let it unroll.

 

[kwb]

Horizontal. Seam at top.
That close to the top and under the eves basically gives you a seam free barrier all the way around the building.

Working solo is easy - take the hammer tacker to get started. Pull against it and throw a few staples as high as you can which should be ~7-8' up will get it around the building unroll another 6-8' throw in a few more staples, rinse and repeat until you are back to where you started.

 

[Tool Man Pete]

What does the manufactures installation guide tell you to do?

 

[joeyv69ragtop]

What does the manufactures installation guide tell you to do?

excellent question. IDK who makes the product. It's some generic wrap with the 84 logo on it. I think a call to the store may be in order. Thanks for pointing out the obvious.

 

[rayra]

Either orientation. Overlap to protect against water penetration and tape it up.

 

[CraigStu]

For me, doing yours horizontally, and having the seem only a foot down from the top is much better. You could 'almost' even skip taping it. Running it vertically I would say taping each joint 100% would be mandatory. Having helped my SIL I will make a suggestion. To Tyvek his garage we used three people. One at the start end, one holding the roll, and one stapling along the top edge. If I were doing it myself I would cut off a piece the length of one wall plus 3-4ft. W/o the roll still attached, it is reasonably easy to start one end at it's upper corner by taping it. Taping vs stapling that one spot reduces the Tyvek pulling off of the initial 1-2-3 staples when you try to stretch it out. Move just 8ft or so along that wall, pull it tight and run in a couple of staples. We found that 8ft seemed to be a good compromise between moving less times vs longer spans that wanted to sag in the center. The extra 3-4ft length is so you can go around the corner and have good overlap w/ the next section on the other wall. Of course that needs tape. One more tip. Do it early in the AM when there is less chance of wind. 2-3 people can cope w/ wind but one guy will have a tough time of it.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I'd run it horizontal and when the first row is done, cut 18* and wrap the top remaining course.

Don't put it on, on a windy day if you can help it. Staple the end, pull it tight and go at it with a hammer stapler. Keep extra staples in your pocket.

 

[velillen01]

I just installed housewrap on my 40x60x16 garage. I did it all solo and ran them horizontally. Its really not as bad as it seems. I would hold the roll up and unroll ~3-4ft and staple that. Then just unroll a long section of house wrap and let it drape to the floor/ground. Then just work your way over starting at the top and pulling the house wrap up to where you need it and then stapling it from the top down. Youll be able to pull it nice and tight and work it to not have big bubbles or anything.


And shop around for the housewrap. Call lumber yards or building supply places. I got mine (9'x100' rolls) for ~$60 each for generic "store brand"

 

[Spencer Was Here]

Vertical seams are required to be taped, while taping horizontal seams is recommended.

Just do it the traditional way and install it horizontally. Dupont's install instructions can be found at the link below. I know you said this was ot Tyvek brand, but these instructions should be fine.


https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...IQFnoECAYQAQ&usg=AOvVaw16H7hXL_hThKEYFK7sMItH

 

[safnd2021]

Check out my garage build I did 9' x150 role of tyvek by myself it really wasn't that difficult. Ran it vertically. I put a rope through a piece of scrap wood then up the tube of tyvek treated it like a big thing of Christmas wrapping paper. Then I'd pull it down one wall anchor it to some scrap I nailed up above the 9' nail it off then hit the next wall. Took a full day alone but it was done in one piece

 

[sky jumper]

definitely do it horizontal. same concept as flashing or roofing or lap siding, you want the water to shed down. if you do it vertical you have a potential leak every 9 ft that extends all the way up your wall. if you do it vertical you should overlap a good 6-12" and use the extra wide tape to ensure sufficient coverage. thats a lot of extra overlap and taping vs. horizontal.

 

[rabakoe]

Horizontal. If the 9 foot roll is too unwieldy for a one man job, cut the roll in half and tack it up in 4.5 foot wide strips. Overlap the horizontal seams shingle style. Be mindful of putting seam tape over cap staples. Any creases in the tape will be little funnels for moisture behind your house wrap.

 

[rcbk00]

As long as the material accommodates it (which housewrap does), everything should be installed shingle style, horizontally. The main exceptions to this rule would be metal roofing panels, or vertical siding (which I would never choose). As the old saying goes, think like a raindrop. Horizontal laps are waterproof even without tape.

 

[billconner]

Just curious why you would not choose vertical siding, like board and batten? Wood shingles or shakes? I always thought putting wood siding horizontally was strange, since trees grow vertically, and water would not get caught cross grain.

 

[rcbk00]

Hi Bill. My experience is that vertical siding is leak prone. Granted, anything can be made to work (with enough caulk, sealant, rubber membranes, etc.), but I'm a big believer in the KISS principle. Also, shingle and shake siding is considered horizontal siding. I have painted cedar shakes on my own house- they're still looking good (and keeping the water out) after 57 years.

 

[billconner]

Yeah, I don't believe in relying on pooky to keep rain out either. I did recentley see a really nice vertical t&g siding. Rain screen. Very nice workmanship throughout.

 

[joeyv69ragtop]

Thank you all for your responses. I wound up getting help on this so we applied the wrap horizontally. The roll remained quite rigid and easy for my dad to unroll against the building and pull tight while I manned the stapler and ladder. It was rather breezy but I could see this being much easier solo than I originally anticipated on a calm day.

 

[Tool Man Pete]

excellent question. IDK who makes the product. It's some generic wrap with the 84 logo on it. I think a call to the store may be in order. Thanks for pointing out the obvious.

The obvious thing NOT TO DO is ask an installation question online unless you want to sort through a bunch of non sense. The only right answer is to follow the manufactures installation instructions so maybe you should ask if someone has that for you to review verses making smart *** remarks about pointing out the obvious.

 

[joeyv69ragtop]

The obvious thing NOT TO DO is ask an installation question online unless you want to sort through a bunch of non sense. The only right answer is to follow the manufactures installation instructions so maybe you should ask if someone has that for you to review verses making smart *** remarks about pointing out the obvious.

I'm not afraid to admit I'm out of my element here. I'm a computer programmer not a builder. When I said thanks for pointing out the obvious it wasn't a smart *** remark, I had legitimately overlooked that otherwise obvious step.

Had I bothered to unroll any of this stuff I would have seen it's homeguard by ox with an 84 logo.

 

[rburke65]

It’s hard to read the ‘intent’ of a word or phrase in a text. He wasn’t being a smart ***.