Uses & Applications

A building is a promise. It is a statement from the architect, builder, owner and the countless others with a hand in its creation.

With DuPont™ Tyvek®, you get not only the most advanced weather resistant protection available, you also get the peace of mind that comes with working with DuPont.

• For Architects
• For Builders
• For Homeowners
• For Installers
• For Material Suppliers
• For Remodelers

For Architects

Do you subscribe to tight wall construction?

Breathable wall construction?

Or are you an advocate of natural wall construction?

Whatever your preference, consider DuPont™ Tyvek® Weatherization Systems products. DuPont™ Tyvek® is engineered as a multi-functional membrane, designed to be compatible with all wall types.

DuPont™ Tyvek® Weatherization Systems products:

• Provide moisture management for buildings
• Resist bulk water intrusion
• Allow moisture vapor to escape
• Are code approved as an air infiltration barrier
• Provide durable, long-lasting protection
• Have the only North American Weatherization Specialists backed by DuPont
• Offer AIA continuing education on Moisture Management and Water Intrusion Problems

DuPont™ Tyvek®: a non-perforated, nonwoven, breathable web.

DuPont™ Tyvek® is a unique nonwoven web structure with microscopic pores, small enough to resist bulk water and air molecules, but large enough to let smaller moisture vapor molecules pass through.

Not all breathable membranes perform air, water and moisture protection functions equally. The difference is in the manufacturing process of perforated versus non-perforated membranes. Non-perforated DuPont™ Tyvek® is continuous spunbonded nonwoven sheeting with a fibrous structure that naturally allows moisture vapor transmission. But, the micropores are small enough to resist liquid or bulk water and air infiltration.

DuPont™ Tyvek® provides local on-site support from more than 170 DuPont™ Tyvek® Specialists

• Assistance with technical information and specification
• Installation Training
• Assistance with building codes and officials
• Sign up for AIA CES seminar

For Builders

How are you protecting your homes and your reputation?

Fact#1 - Moisture will get into a wall system, one way or another.

Fact #2 - Trapped moisture can lead to mold, mildew, even rot.

Fact #3 - 80% of construction litigation is moisture related.

Consider the advantages of DuPont™ Tyvek® Weatherization Systems products-a relatively simple solution to a potentially serious problem. If you're not currently using a weather resistant barrier-if you're using building paper, #15 felt or other perforated housewraps-take a minute to see what a difference DuPont™ Tyvek® makes for building in quality protection that's proven itself on millions of homes.

• Help reduce water related callbacks
• Have the best combination of water, moisture and air infiltration protection of any other secondary weather membrane
• Is a name recognized by homeowners for comfort and energy savings
• Give a clean, crisp, quality-enhancing image on your jobsite
• Has the only local, in-the-field weatherization specialist network
• Is a leading brand backed by a trusted company

What is DuPont™ Tyvek®?

DuPont™ Tyvek® is a unique nonwoven web structure with microscopic pores, small enough to resist bulk water and air molecules, but large enough to let smaller moisture vapor molecules pass through.

How DuPont™ Tyvek® makes your homes work better:

DuPont™ Tyvek® creates an envelope of weather protection for all your homes. Water, moisture and air-whether from inside sources or from outside weather conditions-inevitably will find ways to get inside walls, causing homeowner discomfort and potential mold, mildew, even structural damage.

DuPont™ Tyvek® bridges the gaps and seams between building materials (a half mile of cracks in an average home) and reduces drafts that limit a wall's effective R-value. Air infiltration can cause up to 63% loss of R-value without DuPont™ Tyvek®.

DuPont™ Tyvek®, along with proper flashing, provides added protection against water infiltration around doors and windows-some of the biggest problem areas.

Make your protective shell continuous using DuPont™ Tyvek® Tape for a secure Tyvek® to Tyvek® seam.

DuPont™ Tyvek® sells comfort to homeowners:

• Cuts down drafts and cold areas in winter
• Keeps hot, humid air out in the summer
• Protects a home long-term against possible mold, mildew, rot
• Cuts air infiltration so it cuts energy bills

How DuPont™ Tyvek® stacks up to competitors:

The nonwoven pore size of DuPont™ Tyvek® compared to mechanical pin-perforated housewraps and #15 felt is clear. That's why DuPont™ Tyvek® has the best combination of bulk water resistance, moisture vapor transmission and air infiltration protection.

For Homeowners

Wrap your home in comfort and energy savings

Before you build or remodel, ask yourself a few questions. Have you ever sat bundled in front of your TV set watching wind howl through your den in winter? Ever wondered why all that moisture is on the inside of your windows, not outside? Do you remember shouting as you opened your monthly heating bill: "Honey! Have we been heating the outdoors again this winter?" Did you ever find yourself on your hands and knees sniffing around for that moldy, mildewy smell in your living room? Do you complain to your spouse: "If our air conditioning is working, why do I feel like a clam?"
If you answered yes to any of these, check out why DuPont™ Tyvek® Weatherization Systems products could be the easiest, simplest step to building more comfort into your new home or addition. Wrapping a home with DuPont™ Tyvek® is like putting a windbreaker (DuPont™ Tyvek®) over a sweater (your home's insulation). You'll be cold wearing only a sweater on a windy day, but adding a windbreaker keeps you warmer.

An average 2500 square-foot home has more than 1/2 mile of cracks and crevices in the wall cavity. That's a lot of opportunity for air and water to get inside your home. With an average 8 mph wind, your home could lose up to 30% installed R-value.

• Reduce nasty drafts
• Make insulation work more effectively
• Cut energy bills
• Keep water out
• Let interior moisture escape to the outside
• Prevent mold, mildew and rot

For Installers

DuPont™ Tyvek® Weatherization Systems makes your life a little easier

Two rolls of 9' x 150' DuPont™ Tyvek® HomeWrap® will cover an average 2000-2200 square foot home. You'll need 18 rolls of building paper to do the same job. Typically you could wrap 3 houses with DuPont™ Tyvek® StuccoWrap® in the time it takes to wrap one house with building paper!

Black paper weights 5X more than DuPont™ Tyvek®. DuPont™ Tyvek® is easier to transport and carry.

DuPont™ Tyvek® is tough and tear resistant. That means you put it up once and it stays there. It's flexible, so it turns corners easily.

For Building Material Suppliers

There's a DuPont™ Tyvek® Weatherization System for virtually every type of building-from residential to commercial construction, from traditional siding to stucco and EIFS. Each system is designed to work together to create a more comfortable, energy-efficient home or building.

10 reasons to go with the best selling Weatherization Systems from DuPont™ Tyvek®:

• 10. 82% of Builders Know DuPont™ Tyvek®
• 9. Tyvek® is backed by DuPont™, an innovative technology leader
• 8. More builders are making DuPont™ Tyvek® a standard
• 7. Research proves consumers will pay more for a quality branded product
• 6. Our specialist network will help with marketing support
• 5. DuPont created some of the world's most trusted brands: Corian®, Teflon®, StainMaster®, Lycra®, Mylar®, Kevlar®, Dacron®, Nylon
• 4. Well-known brands make your customers' decisions easier
• 3. DuPont™ Tyvek® has the best combination of properties (air resistance, water resistance, vapor permeability and durability)
• 2. DuPont™ Tyvek® has a specialist network of over 170 trained professionals.
• 1. Increase your profit potential.

For Remodelers

Remodelers choose DuPont™ Tyvek® - Strong marketing builds a strong reputation

One of the "Big 50" nationally recognized remodeling pros named by Remodeling Magazine- Brothers Strong, Inc., Houston, Texas-believes leading national brand names like DuPont™ Tyvek® are critical to successful marketing.

Our strategy is very simple said vice president, Michael Strong, CGR. "We market our skills very aggressively and we focus our clients on the quality of the materials and products we spec for their projects. We want to have repeat customers, so we make sure that our building practices exceed industry standards, and our materials meet the same criteria."

A northwest Houston family wanted a room addition and complete re-siding of the house. Project manager, Tommy Strong, CLC, met with the homeowners to cover the scope of the project, start and completion dates, subcontractors and material choices.

"The house was 20 years old and I knew we'd have to replace the weather membrane before re-siding. Sure enough, when the old siding was taken off, it revealed a badly degraded and useless covering of builder's felt. We recommended DuPont™ Tyvek® HomeWrap® to protect the new wall system from air and water infiltration and to maintain the long-term integrity of the new cement-fiberboard siding," said Strong.

"Tyvek® has become our recommendation for virtually all remodeling projects involving new construction and re-siding. Applied properly, it won't tear or degrade like felt, it protects the integrity of the wall system, adds to the comfort level inside, and reduces heating and cooling costs."

"Our clients are happy with the added protection of Tyvek® and feel the increased cost is minimal, given the value it adds to their renovation. When you use the best brand names, you can't go wrong," said Strong.

Strong explained that in many cases the company doesn't even pass the added cost of DuPont™ Tyvek® HomeWrap® on to its customers, reasoning that the performance and value of it only adds to the quality of the project and benefits business in the long run. It's a savvy marketing effort and one of the many improvements in building practices that keeps building a Brothers Strong reputation in Houston.