How To Cut House Wrap Around Windows And Doors

When remodeling the exterior of a home the correct application of house wrap around the existing windows and doors is particularly critical to preventing moisture and air intrusion and ensuring an energy efficient durable and healthy home.

How to cut house wrap around windows and doors.

Then you have to come back and cut through in order to install the windws and doors. Trimming a door is just like trimming a window except you start out with base blocks at the floor as shown here. Next cut the house wrap in the upper corners on a small 45 degree angle. Release the top flap in the house wrap and fold it over the top flange.

Cut an opening for the doors shaped like a capital i including the top and bottom horizontal bars of the letter. Tape the 45 degree cuts with contractor tape. Then fold in the sides of the house wrap but leave the top flap alone. The base blocks should be about 3 8 in.

Tape the wrap out of the way to caulk and install the window. When properly installed house wrap protects a home against air and water leaks. Intertape polymer group i. Greater than the height of the baseboard you re planning to install.

Wider than the casings. After the house wrap is cut tuck the bottom flap into the house and install sill flashing. Insert the window in the opening plumb and level. Then your can apply caulking around the top and sides of the rough opening.

Wrap first cut later. Use flashing tape to cover the flange sealing the flange to the house wrap and then apply a piece of tape along the top flange. Cut from the corners of the door openings to each corner of the i with the top and bottom of the i located approximately 8 inches 20 32 cm above and below the door opening. Door and window trim them if necessary.

Cut out doors in a capital i shape. For this opening i m going to cut what i call an upside down wine glass. Use a j roller to roll the tap flat. The easiest way to apply house wrap is to go right over the window and door rough openings.

This cut should just be enough to easily fit the window flange under. The height of the base blocks should be about 1 in. Important they sliced the wrap above the window and installed the top piece over the window s nailing flange. The house wrap is slippery material and using the wrong tape on the seams can lead to failure.