DuPont Tyvek Products for Your Project

‘Weatherizing’ your home is one of the most important ways you can save money on energy costs and ensure that you keep the weather outside your home on the outside…where it’s supposed to be.

Vapor barries and various forms of insulation should be a the top of your list of items to determine when designing a project.  Anyone planning a project with an exterior wall or roof needs to consider the best way to keep moisture out and conditioned air in.

RCS has listed below two products from the DuPont website that you may want to consider.

Wrapping a home or building in a weather-resistant barrier is not just good sense, it’s good building practice. Because it helps combat water, moisture and air infiltration that are any structure’s worst enemies. Allowed to penetrate behind siding, wind-driven rain and moisture can saturate walls, creating a breeding ground for mold, mildew and wood rot. The properties of DuPont™ Tyvek® do not support the growth of mold or mildew. Air infiltrating from outside can create comfort-robbing cold or warm spots while increasing heating and cooling costs.

DuPont™ Tyvek® acts like a windbreaker and wrapped over the sheathing and under the exterior siding—cut out around windows and doors and taped securely at the seams—resists air infiltration and water intrusion and makes for a more comfortable, energy-efficient home or building.

Here are two products that can increase the performance of your home or project against the elements:
DuPont™ RoofLiner with Elvaloy®:

“Trusted for its excellent durability, DuPont™ Elvaloy® has been incorporated into a new premium roofing underlayment that provides superior durability and protection against leaks compared to roofing felt.”

Here are some advantages over roofing felt.

DuPont™ Tyvek® ThermaWrap™:

“… helps to regulate the radiant energy of wall systems for increased comfort and reduced energy costs. In winter, DuPont™ Tyvek® ThermaWrap™ helps keep radiant energy that’s accumulated in the wall sheathing from releasing to the exterior. In summer, the metalized surface reflects radiant heat out of the wall, helping to keep the interior cooler. Reducing radiant heat flow through the wall system is particularly important at the studs, plate lines, joists and headers where conductive heat flow through the wall is the greatest. This not only saves energy and reduces heating and cooling costs, it also changes the dew point in the wall to help reduce the risk of condensation which can lead to mildew, mold and wood rot in wall cavities.”

For more information about remodeling or new construction and incorporating DuPont™ Tyvek® elements into your new space, CONTACT REDBUD Construction Services at 865-250-9172.