I recently had my house walls blown in with foam insulation. I am now ready to have vinyl siding installed on the outside. My vinyl siding installer said that I would get mold because the house is too tight since it is already wrapped in Tyvek. He wants to remove the Tyvek wrap.

Does anyone have any experience with this?

I doubt your vinyl installer is the one to be taking advice on this topic. Taking off your housewrap is a bad idea unless its installed poorly. Iam betting your house isn't even that tight. Spray foam doesn't equal a tight house.

See this link. Note third characteristic claimed by DuPoint.

See this link. Note third characteristic claimed by DuPoint.

Thanks for your response, but what is the link your referring to?

I doubt your vinyl installer is the one to be taking advice on this topic. Taking off your housewrap is a bad idea unless its installed poorly. Iam betting your house isnt even that tight. Spray foam doesnt equal a tight house.

Thanks for the response. I had the same feeling!

See this link. Note third characteristic claimed by DuPoint.

I connected to the Tyvek home page and found the answer you referred to; i.e. preventing mold by use of Tyvek.

Thanks again.

Sorry for not posting link. My error.