Ray, we’ve been doing siding for 20+ years i haven’t noticed any rot under the Tyvec. wondering what part of the country you are in? maybe Seattle where they get heavy rains…here on the east cost i have not seen it.

David

When are people going to stop installing ventless gas fireplaces. They are dangerous and not meant to heat. They just put carbon monoxide into the living space. The government really needs to ban them for the countless people that are sickened by them in the winter(flu like symptoms). The fireplace in the episode could of been vented to the rear if the areas code allowed it to the side property line, instead of straight up venting past the window.

And the second comment..
Have you noticed more homes with rot under the Tyvec house wrap years later?(as in this episode). It would seem that if water vapor condenses into water drops. The water drops get trapped behind the Tyvec and cause rot. water drops never really was a problem with standard tarpaper on the house under the siding. As the tar paper had open joins that allowed the house to breath.

Modern ‘bureaucrat’ building codes have some flaws in them.
Like spraying damp-proofing onto the inside of the foundation. If it’s a open crawl space, fumes enter the home daily for years. If it’s a sealed basement wall. Water vapor hits that damp-proofing, condenses and causes mold on the wooden studs, as opposed to water vapor entering the concrete and dispersing away.

How about an episode with the sewage back flow preventer?
http://www.backwatervalve.com/fullport/ML4963/maintenance.html
Keeps sewage out of peoples basements when the city does not upgrade the system to allow for the amount of sewage to flow safely downstream, instead of into your basement. Some towns subsidize the install to avoid lawsuits.

I am interested in knowing where you got the “wall waterfall” you showed on the courtyard remodel show which aired today , Feb 3 in Albuquerque, New Mexico
I shop all the time at Home Depot.
Thank you
Mary McCormick

Thank you.