Tiimyboy
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My house was build in 1972 and has tar paper behind T111 siding. I am in the process of building out some previously uninhabited space (basement area under the garage) and have noticed that the tar paper does not extend to this area. This is not surprising as the space was previously empty. I am relunctant to insulate and sheetrock without addressing the weatherproofing issue. Do I need to rip off the T111 and house wrap or tar paper behind the new siding or can I wrap the existing T111 with something and then apply some kind of siding--- maybe cedar shingles, directly over the wrap? I admit that I am not familiar all that knowledgeable about construction but it seems to me that if I wrapped the T111 and then shingled that would adequate. No? Wouldn't the existing T111 serve as the sheathing in this case?
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