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Old 06-13-2016, 11:09 PM
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Default Installing exterior door

I'm a fairly experienced builder of "things" ... built my house anyway ... but, when we built the house we covered the whole thing properly in Tyvek, tucked in all the window and door openings etc.

Ok .. now, when it comes time to install this new door, I of course have to do flashing around the edges .... I like nice, heavy, rubberized self-adhesive flashing .... should I cut the Tyvek, unpeel it from the door rough opening, flash the rough opening, install a sill pan, install the door, the cut the Tyvek to fit around the exterior molding ... and then use Tyvek tape to seal the Tyvek to the flashing?

To simplify .... what would not make sense to me is .... flashing on top of the Tyvek. And while Tyvek is good .... I don't think I should just install the door into the Tyvek covered rough opening and that's it.

Adding thick, wonderful, high quality flashing on top of paper thin Tyvek stapled to the house doesn't seem like it would be the right way to do it.

Not finding a lot of help on the subject on the internet.

And I'm perfectly with a response that includes "this is the way I would do it" as opposed to some "official" way it is done.
Thanks!

PS. When I built the house I installed numerous windows and doors .... just into a Tyvek covered rough opening .... hence the reason I am replacing some of them now, although within reason the Tyvek did a wonderful job of protecting the sheathing from moisture.

 


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