Typar or tyvek house wrap for stack cover?

[Gboutdoors]

I have been trying different types of covers for my wood stacks to find the best. I have used tarps up till now but have covered a few with rubber roofing this winter and it seams to be working well. Now I have been thinking about trying one of the house wraps as a cover they would let moisture out but not in if put on the stacks with the face side up. I can get it for free as we sell and use it all the time and there are cutoff pieces left over.What do you guys-gals think worth a try?

 

[NH_Wood]

Haven't seen folks use tyvek - not sure how it would hold up - but may be similar to the covers you find on lumber and I know folks have used that material with good results. Perhaps talk to a local lumber supply business about their used covers? Cheers!

 

[Paulywalnut]

I saw on here someone tried it. There was some issue but don't remember it. I think it sounds good, but it does get holes poked in at new home sites. I might even try it.

 

[Lumber-Jack]

People on this forum often use, or recommend using, those cheap blue and orange tarps, but they have almost no UV resistance, and quickly breakdown in the wind. Tyvek would be a much better material, cheaper to boot, but I agree NH_woods that lumber tarps are a much better choice, and can often be obtained free for the asking from lumber yards.

 

[Backwoods Savage]

If you want to experiment, I'd put the tyvek onto something solid else it won't hold up. The rubber roofing is excellent.

 

[Lumber-Jack]

Rubber roof material would work great, but it can be hard to find for free.

 

[jdp1152]

House wraps are only warranted for protection for 90days with sun exposure....or at least that's what I was told by the company that installed my siding.

 

[Lumber-Jack]

House wraps are only warranted for protection for 90days with sun exposure....or at least that's what I was told by the company that installed my siding.

Probably true when used as a house wrap, but for covering your lumber there is likely no warranty. Of course those cheap blue or orange tarps have no warranty either for any amount of time, and yet people still want to use them to cover their wood. Go figure?
It's all about UV resistance. Those cheap hardware store tarps have none, Tyvek has some, and used lumber wraps have lots. There's a reason why they use it to cover lumber.

FWIW, I've seen Tyvek stay intact on houses for several years. Probably not good for it to leave it uncovered that long, but at least it will stay intact for that long, which is probably more than 10 times longer than tar paper would last uncovered on a house.

 

[Gripptide]

Doing construction on my house now. Tyvek was laying there and snow was coming. Threw some on a section of my stacks and worked well. Not sure about it as a permanent solution.

 

[Lumber-Jack]

Doing construction on my house now. Tyvek was laying there and snow was coming. Threw some on a section of my stacks and worked well. Not sure about it as a permanent solution.

I think a woodshed is about a permanent a solution as you are gona get.
If you are doing construction on your house you likely have access to some used lumber wraps, that stuff is made for covering wood and protecting it from the elements, it is a much better suited for the job.

Please read this PDF on Lumber Wrap.
Most lumber yards just throw this stuff away after the sell the lifts of lumber it was protecting.

 

[Gboutdoors]

Ok Lumber-Jack you made up my mind for me I will get some lumber tarps and give them a try. I can get either the lumber covers or the typar free as I am a GC and a lumber salesman. The only reason I thought about the typar was that it breaths one way to let moisture out but not in. By the way I realy like the way the rubber roofing is working.

 

[HeatsTwice]

Coming from left field here, but if you can get them, try old sails from sail boats. I have a huge spinnaker from a catamaran. The material is extremely tough, and photo resistant. The down side is that it is triangular and they are hard to find.