Fanfold Insulation For Vinyl Siding

Thanks for the info todd.

Fanfold insulation for vinyl siding.

I plan on putting vinyl siding. Becomes a self leveling board and air infiltration barrier. 3 8 thick with an r value of 1 5. My house currently has cedar shake which i m removing because it is in poor condition.

Fanfold board is worth the cost and effort to install behind vinyl siding. Easy to handle cut and install. When every penny counts you can rely on the performance of our most economical fanfold siding underlayment. R 1 fanfold rigid foam board insulation sheathing 21um the home depot.

Owens corning foamular fanfold insulation sheathing is suitable to use on wood steel framing or concrete walls. My question is do i install fanfold foam insulation over the substrate and then put housewrap over the fanfold or do i put the housewrap on and then fanfold over that and then vinyl siding any help with this would be greatly appreciated. Like bob said it helps with sound insulation. Before installing vinyl siding over existing wood siding we first install a layer of fan fold foam insulation.

To be an effective weather resistive barrier though the. Rigid foam will shed any water that gets past leaky vinyl siding. The extruded polystyrene xps foam offers superior stiffness so your siding job has the smoothest finish possible. I m preparing to replace the 30 year old vinyl siding on my house in virginia.

If you have ever seen vinyl siding and the laps looked dirty all the time this is caused. Is the fan fold foam an adequate weather resistive barrier. Living near a busy highway noise reduction is also a factor. It also helps to level the walls so you get a better smoother siding job.

I was thinking to apply housewrap there currently is none then 1 4 fan fold insulation and non insulated vinyl siding or the housewrap then insulated vinyl siding. For the best fanfold siding underlayment available choose the xp series. It is called fanfold due to the fact that it is stored folded up like a handheld fan often used years ago which makes it. Greenguard xp38 xfp38 fanfold underlayment.

Also it is a vapor barrior on boyh sides of the board. It also helps with wind infiltration through the walls. A corresponding editor paul fisette responds.