Vapor Permeable Barriers

Air Barrier Association of America
ABAA is a complete resource for air barrier education and technical information. Air barriers contribute to green, durable buildings, significant energy savings, and improved air quality and indoor comfort. Specify the ABAA Air Barrier Quality Assurance Program and make sure that your air barrier is built right, the first time.

Building Products of Canada Corp.
Building Products of Canada barrier products are Excel II (air barrier coated exterior sheathing), Enermax (air/vapor barrier aluminum), Air-Lock Housewrap (air barrier and breather-type sheathing membrane ), Air-Gard Housewrap (breather-type membrane), Progard-ULTRA Waterproofing Membrane (air/vapor barrier under roofing shingles and metal roofs).

Dow Building Solutions
WEATHERMATE™ Plus housewrap is a non-woven, non-perforated polyolefin-based housewrap offering an effective option for builders who prefer to use non-insulating sheathing along with a housewrap. Compared to other leading non-woven, non-perforated housewraps, WEATHERMATE™ Plus offers superior tear resistance and outstanding durability and can remain uncovered for up to 120 days.

DuPont - Tyvek
DuPont™ Tyvek® CommercialWrap® is a premium, durable, commercial grade weather barrier designed with increased tear strength and wind load resistance to hold up to the rigors of a commercial job site, while also offering 270 days of UV resistance to deliver the best balance of weather protection, air and moisture management, and energy savings.

Epro Waterproofing Systems
Application systems: concrete and block walls, blindside, beneath slab, between slab and deck. Designed with: superior strength: simplifies leak detection, reduces the effects of future movement, redundancy of protection, maximizes drainage planes, custom design for special requirements. Complete redundancy: monolithic and fully bonded barrier, multiple waterproofing barriers, multiple protection and drainage courses.

Henry Company
Henry AirBloc®, Blueskin SA®, Blueskin Breather and Foilskin® provide a complete line of permeable and non-permeable, air, and water barrier products. This comprehensive product line includes self-adhered, liquid applied and UV resistant products. Combine with Henry waterproofing and roofing membranes for a single source watertight building envelope. Systems can qualify for LEED credits.

Insulation Solutions
Wraptor® is a breathable cross-woven polyethylene house wrap that helps prevent wall sheathing from soaking up moisture that gets behind the exterior cladding (vinyl siding, brick, etc.). Wraptor® is available in two standard roll sizes: 9’x150’ & 10’x100’. Check with Insulation Solutions for custom roll sizes and private labeling.

ITW TACC
Conbond Quick Grip Building Envelope Adhesive is a solvent-based, industrial grade aerosolized adhesive specifically formulated to adhere insulation, air and vapor barrier membranes, waterproofing membranes, and other construction materials to a variety of substrates. Long open time. Quick dry time. Aggressive grab tack. Contains no chlorinated solvents. Is an excellent alternative to methylene chloride-based products.

Mar-Flex Systems
Mar-Flex Waterproofing and Building Products is one of the most innovative companies in the waterproofing industry. Mar-Flex offers 100% recycled materials in the new green line of products, making it one of the only companies in the market to do so. Mar-Flex is known for excellence in performance as well as quality assurance.

W. R. Meadows
The AIR-SHIELD™ line provides sheet-applied, liquid-applied, vapor-permeable air barriers to completely protect a building from air, vapor and moisture infiltration. AIR-SHIELD provides a complete above-grade air, vapor and water barrier on a variety of construction materials. AIR-SHIELD is a key component in building-envelope construction, and is available in low-temperature and all-season formulations.

Quickflash Weatherproofing Products
Quickflash products offer a significant improvement over the current method of caulking sub-exterior electrical, plumbing, and HVAC vertical wall penetrations. Breakdowns in caulking and reliance on proper caulking of penetrations is one of the primary sources of water intrusion for new home construction. Our products come with a 10 year limited warranty for water intrusion.

Raven Industries
Fortress Pro™ Weather Protective Barrier meets the energy efficient needs of today’s project. Fortress Pro™ is a non-woven, non-perforated breathable housewrap with a unique layer of polyester fiber reinforcement for superior durability. Fortress Pro™ is designed to provide air and water holdout values second to none. See our complete Fortress Pro system self-adhering butyl flashings.

Vaproshield
WrapShield is unsurpassed in Performance. With a rating of 50 perms, WrapShield provides the highest vapor permeability in a commercial quality air barrier breather membrane, allowing for trapped interior moisture to escape reducing the risk of mold, mildew and rot.

Building Products of Canada Corp.
Building Products of Canada barrier products are Excel II (air barrier coated exterior sheathing), Enermax (air/vapor barrier aluminum), Air-Lock Housewrap (air barrier and breather-type sheathing membrane), Air-Gard Housewrap (breather-type membrane), Progard-ULTRA Waterproofing Membrane (air/vapor barrier under roofing shingles and metal roofs).