Hydrogap House Wrap Installation

Its patent pending one millimeter spacers allow at least 100x more bulk water to drain from a wall versus standard housewraps.

Hydrogap house wrap installation. Hydrogap drainable housewrap eliminates excess moisture in a matter of minutes and prevents the damaging effects of mold and rot. Product description benjamin obdyke s hydrogap drainable housewrap is its newest moisture management product. Hydrogap drainable housewrap is the newest moisture management product from benjamin obdyke. Fasteners should provide a minimum 3 8 inch penetration into the nail base and.

This product allows construction professionals to build better by effectively eliminating excess moisture thereby preventing the damaging effects of mold and rot. Hydrogap drainable housewrap accessories step 1 unroll hydrogap drainable housewrap with blue spacers facing to the exterior and fasten to sheathing with nails staples or cap fasteners. Hydrogap drainable housewrap should be installed shingle lap fashion i e. 15 year product and labor limited warranty.

This product allows construction professionals to build better by effectively eliminating excess moisture thereby preventing the damaging effects of mold and rot. Overlap all horizontal seams by at least 4 inches all vertical seams by at least 6 inches and corners by 12 inches. As tested by ctl group. For this application we prefer to use typar house wrap.

Begin installation at the base of the wall assembly. This housewrap allows construction professionals to build better by effectively eliminating excess moisture thereby preventing the damaging effects of mold and rot. Hydrogap drainable housewrap should be installed shingle lap fashion i e. Begin installation at the base of the wall assembly.

At benjamin obdyke s test house we combine best practice and building science to develop solutions to help you build better. Extend housewrap a minimum 2 inches over sill plate. In communities like showfield where fiber cement siding hardie allura is required we always recommend using a housewrap that includes a built in rain drain screen also known as drain wrap. From our experience it tends to hold up better than the tyvek brand when exposed to coastal winds during construction.

Its unique design provides up to two times the performance over other drainable housewraps and removes over 100 times more bulk water than standard housewraps. Benjamin obdyke incorporated benjamin obdyke warrants that hydrogap drainable housewrap and or hydroflash when installed in accordance with benjamin obdyke s published installation instructions is free from manufacturing defects for ten 10 years from the date of purchase. Extend housewrap a minimum 2 inches over sill plate. Overlap all horizontal seams by at least 4 inches all vertical seams by at least 6 inches and corners by 12 inches.