Thick, water-resistant paper, serving as insulation to water proof, dust proof or wind proof various points in a house, commonly under siding, between subfloors, beneath roofing, behind paneling and on finish floors.
Paper which has been siezed with rosin or saturated with asphalt for water-resistance. It is not waterproof. May be used between sheathing and finish converings, between floors and subfloors, and at rough openings such as window and doors.
Heavy paper used on exterior walls and under tile in showers to protect the framing from water and moisture.
Rolls of resin or tar-impregnated paper used a barrier layers under roofing, siding, and finish flooring. Most building papers have been replaced by synthetic materials but they still have limited uses.
Heavy paper used in walls or roofs to damp-proof.
Building material, usually a felt paper that is used as a protective barrier against air and moisture passage from the area beneath the flooring as well as providing a movement/noise isolator in hardwood flooring.
A heavy durable paper such as rosin sized paper, used in construction typically to improve thermal insulation and weather protection, and to act as a vapor barrier. In copper applications it is often used between the copper and underlayment to prevent bonding that could restrict copper movement. Same as Roofing Paper.
Material placed outside the sheathing to prevent water and air from leaking.
Also called felt paper or tar paper, used as a cushion or a moisture barrier between layers in a house, such as between a hardwood floor and the subfloor.
is heavy paper used in walls or roofs to absorb dampness.
A thick, water-resistant paper that serves as insulation.
A heavy waterproofed paper used as sheathing in exterior walls, or in roof construction as insulation and protection against moisture. Back to the Top
Water repellant paper used to assist in shedding incidental moisture what may penetrate exterior finishes of exterior wall construction. Thick paper, used to insulate a building before the siding or cladding is installed. Occasionally used in floor between double floors.
Any of various usually water repellent sheet materials such as kraft paper assemblies and asphalt saturated felt, used for moisture proofing, draft stopping, and exterior plaster backing; a general term for papers, felts, and similar sheet materials used in buildings, without reference to their properties or uses.
Also known as Sheathing; in construction, it is a heavy waterproof paper used in a wall or on a roof as protection against air passage and moisture.