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Re: [OM] Abandoned house in Adams County

Subject: Re: [OM] Abandoned house in Adams County
From: Chris Crawford <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 02 May 2013 23:45:07 -0400
I think you're right about what it is, but its strange the place was
abandoned after having aluminum siding installed (the house is far older
than Aluminum siding is).

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On 5/2/13 8:31 AM, "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>If the house had aluminum siding the price of aluminum would explain why
>it's missing.  Houses typically are wrapped in plastic sheet before
>siding is applied as an air barrier.  But I've never seen something
>disintegrate like this one has.
>
> From 
><http://energy.gov/energysaver/articles/air-sealing-new-home-construction>
>-----------------------------------------------------------------------
>House Wrap
>
>The most common air barrier material is house wrap, which is wrapped
>around the exterior of a house during construction. Wraps usually
>consist of fibrous spun polyolefin plastic, which is matted into sheets
>and rolled up for shipping. House wraps may also have other materials
>woven or bonded to them to help resist tearing. Sealing house wrap
>joints with tape improves the wrap's performance by about 20%. All house
>wrap manufacturers have a special tape for this purpose.
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Note that the house wrap is an air barrier and not a moisture barrier.
>The moisture barrier is on the inner wall and usually as the outer layer
>of the insulation.
>
>Chuck Norcutt
>
>
>On 4/30/2013 8:37 PM, Chris Crawford wrote:
>> I photographed this haunting place a couple weeks ago in Adams County,
>> Indiana.
>>
>> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1626
>>
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