![]() ![]() “There’s no air or moisture passage to worry about,” he says. But Tom uses the old (and much cheaper) materials - builder’s felt or rosin paper - because he prefers to insulate with spray foam. The plastic housewrap under the siding of most new houses or additions is meant to stop wind and water. Then he tops everything with layers of builder’s felt, a thick, asphalt-impregnated paper. So before the outer skin goes on, Tom Silva protects all the vulnerable areas - the corners and edges - with sticky strips of waterproofing membrane. No roofing or siding material by itself is a perfect barrier against the elements. “Today you can have both.” Read on for Tom’s installation techniques and a look at the next generation of roofing and siding products. “You used to have to choose between low-maintenance and nice-looking,” says Tom Silva, This Old House general contractor. So in recent decades they’ve been joined by man-made look-alikes that cost less and don’t need as much upkeep. Traditional options-wood, brick, stone, and stucco for walls cedar, slate, and tile for roofs-are time-tested and good-looking. That’s why the materials have to be durable, properly installed, and well maintained. Roofing and siding are also a house’s first line of defense against the weather. Finish one in white clapboard with a cedar shake roof and the other in pink stucco with a clay tile roof, and you’ve made some major-and very different-aesthetic statements.īut there’s more to these choices than appearances. Take two identical wood-frame houses, for example. Nothing is as important to the look of a house as roofing and siding. ![]()
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