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Home Slicker Cedar Breather

Posted April 3, 2009 07:58 by Robert

The yellow mesh product you see going on the house before the siding is called Home Slicker by Benjamin Obdyke . It staples up like Tyvek and gives the siding a small amount of air behind it to breathe which will help with moisture related problems such as warping and mold. It’s a much easier than putting a lathing strip behind the siding which is what many people who are serious about siding have done for years. One of the reasons to do this with a home with spray foam insulation is that the house will be so tight, that any moisture that builds up behind the clapboards won’t have a place to escape. The Home Slicker sheet is thin enough that it does not affect your trim or window depths at all. In retrospect, we probably should have used the Home Slicker Plus Typar Combo Product as it would have saved some time and money.