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Originally Posted by Bill-n-Brillo
A few of the current models are poured walls - CYV examples: Mission Hills and Cabanas at Creekside Landing. Designer examples: Allamanda and Cedar. There might be a couple of others..... . The other concrete construction homes will be concrete block.
No green house wrap on CBS (or poured wall) homes - the wrap will only be on stick built homes.
I can't speak for ALL brands of house wrap as there might be differences/exceptions from brand to brand......but in general, the intent of a house wrap is to help keep moisture from getting in and at the same time let any moisture that's inside be able to get out. That's the way DuPont's Tyvek works.
Bill  |
I don't believe it is the brand that makes the difference but whether a breach has been created during the building process. Some builders prefer black tar paper that they is used as a water barrier for roofs becaue they prefer that the barrier act to run off any water penetration and exit out at the eterior.
I had a stucco house in MN. Water penetration was a major concern and the causes included poor workmanship , inability to properly seal windows around he stucco, faulty window seals, resulting from contractors who installed alarm systems after the houe was built but failed to properly seal the holes they created.
I had water penetration because the seal contained between the layers of wood on the inside and the aluminum on the outside. The seals dried out and shrank allowing openings at the lower corners of the window and hence an opportunity for water to enter under the outside seal and detoriate framing, framing and weather proofing. I caught it early and had the builder replace all the windows, and to strip the area of penetration down to the framing and replace the sheathing, etc.
The restoration company did wrap the house and did an excellent job of properly sealing the windows around the stucco. When it was done the house was better built than the original construction