Yes you will need to nail to the studs for sure. And also I would suggest removing the Masonite siding as it will cause you nothing but more work and trouble trying to nail through it.Feb 2, 2013
The answer, happily, is yes. In fact, the two products combined make your home super-insulated from outside wind and weather. If you choose to install house wrap with rigid foam, generally, it should go under the insulation, not around it.
Simplifying the decision If you are installing “innie” windows, your housewrap should go under the foam. If you are installing “outie” windows, your housewrap should go over the foam.Feb 18, 2011
It's a wood fiber board with a thin asphalt coating often called "buffalo board" or "beaverboard", the trade name of the long defunct Beaver Board Co. It was an inexpensive exterior wall sheathing.
DuPont™ Tyvek® wraps can be installed UNDER or OVER exterior foam insulation. The DuPont™ Tyvek® wrap should be installed on the same plane as the window flanges to allow for the most effective installation.
Of course, you can always elect to put both Tyvek® HomeWrap® and exterior fanfold insulation on your home, giving it double protection without having to make the choice. It may cost a little more initially, but it could save you down the road in both damages and annual heating bills.
Plastic housewrap is not absorptive, but since it is moisture permeable, water vapor can diffuse through it, where it can be absorbed into the face of the plywood. Asphalt-impregnated felt isn't an especially good vapor barrier, so you don't have to worry much about a cold-side vapor barrier.
0:336:17How To Install House Wrap [Typar] - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipSo to start out with already pre-cut the house wrap to a little bit longer than the need the lengthMoreSo to start out with already pre-cut the house wrap to a little bit longer than the need the length I need it and I've attached it with a couple staples up there just to get a hang.
Yes, DuPont Tyvek can be installed over old house wrap as long as the existing house wrap is Tyvek.
Homasote is a brand name associated with the product generically known as cellulose based fiber wall board, which is similar in composition to papier-mâché, made from recycled paper that is compressed under high temperature and pressure. Homasote contains no adhesives.
Beaverboard®, black board, buffalo board, gray board, cane board, Celotex®, Homasote®, Insulite®, Nu-Wood® are some of the many names of fiberboard or plant-fiber board sheathing products used on roofs, exterior walls, interior walls & ceilings.
Is there Asbestos in Beaverboard? Sarah: No, BEAVERBOARD is a wood fiber product not an asbestos-product.