Browse Forums Heating, Cooling & Insulation Re: Wall wrap and length of time exposed 5Apr 12, 2015 4:59 pm Build thread: viewtopic.php?f=38&t=75302 Re: Wall wrap and length of time exposed 6Apr 12, 2015 7:19 pm gandn Thanks Lynne for your reply. I'm also guessing it will be ok for a while given its advertised as 'great in reverse builds'. Matter of interest a) does your wall wrap look any different than a month ago and b) do you know if your wall wrap was a vapour barrier products designed to reduce the transmission of moisture into the home. Not sure if this makes a difference or not?? Ours was SisalTuff 456 which can and was used for both wall and roof. Yes, it is suppose to be affective against moisture penetration, heat, etc... In some areas the staples came out and it did split on some corners which we repaired. Apart from being extremely dusty due to the dry weather after it was installed it didn't look too much different from new. Maybe a slight fading particularly on the northern and western sides. Lynne Vapour permeable wraps are recommended for any climate and main think it is allow walls to breath (i.e. remove water vapour) while at the same time, providing protection… 4 9780 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Hi all, My neighbour has built his 15m long garage on our boundary. It was agreed as part of the planning permit that the wall must be in exposed recycled brick. For some… 0 10909 Hey guys building a new place through a volume builder and just wondering if i should complain to the site supervisor as we just had plasterboard installed. Looks like… 0 11273 |