Rigid Foam on House Where House Wrap

Quick Column Summary:

• Installing rigid foam on house
• House wrap on top of foam
• Link to house wrap information

Shane lives in Burien, WA. He's wondering about putting rigid foam on his house. He's also not sure about house wrap.

"Can I put rigid foam on the exterior of my house and does the house wrap go on top of the foam or under the foam?"

Shane, you can put rigid foam as an exterior sheathing over wall studs. You need to make sure the walls have diagonal bracing. CLICK HERE to watch a video I did about it.

House wrap goes over the foam. Think of it as a gift wrap over a box.

CLICK HERE to read all about house wraps.

Tim Carter

Tim built custom homes and did ultra-custom remodeling for 20+ years before launching his Ask the Builder media presence. He was selected as one of the Big 50 by Remodeling magazine in 1993. This award gave birth to Ask the Builder in October 1993. Tim also operates https://DrawPlumbingPlans.com. His @askthebuilder YouTube channel was the first home improvement channel on YouTube.