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House Wrap Or Tarpaper ??????

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I am looking for information on the performance comparisons of house wrap vs. tarpaper . I understand that past issues of Fine Homebuilding have documented the problems of surfactant bleed failure etc. Can anyone give me some insight? Thanks,
Rick

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    I am looking for information on the performance comparisons of house wrap vs. tarpaper . I understand that past issues of Fine Homebuilding have documented the problems of surfactant bleed failure etc. Can anyone give me some insight? Thanks,
    Rick

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