Norandex offers two different varieties of housewrap, residential and commercial. The following list highlights the benefits of choosing either the residential or commercial varieties of the Norandex Housewrap products.
- Superior weather resistant barrier
- Product can be imprinted with business logo
- Installed with Seam tape or staples therefore does not need expensive cap nails
- Perm rating is appropriate for all climates
- Not affected by surfactants, such as soaps, cleaning agents, detergents
- Features 9 month protection from ultraviolet degradation
- Lightweight and easy to install
- Micro-perforated to allow waterborne vapor to permeate out though the wrap and into the atmosphere
- Improves efficiency of wall insulation and seals cracks and seams in walls to reduce drafts for a more comfortable home
- Woven, polypropylene wrap is tough and tear resistant
- Will not support mold growth
- Meets or exceeds standards for all code approvals
- Can be used under vinyl siding, stucco, wood, steel, brick stone and fiber cement
Residential
Norandex residential housewrap comes in two varieties: Norandex Wrap and Norandex Wrap Plus
Norandex Wrap is 5.5 Mils thick.
Norandex Wrap Plus is 6.5 Mils thick.
Commercial
Norandex commercial is offered in three varieties: X Wrap Commercial, X Wrap High Perm, and X Wrap Low Perm. All three commercial products offer the ALTA 360 degree™ drainage. ALTA 360 degree™ technology drains in every direction. The X Wrap protects from severe weather conditions and environments in multi-family dwellings or commercial buildings that exceed 4 stories. All three options are 8 Mils thick.
X Wrap Commercial
- Air Penetration Resistance
- 0.008 (ASTM E2178)
- >1800 (Gurley Hill)
- Type 1 (ASTM E1677)
- Water Vapor Transmission
- 245 (ASTM E96 Method A)
- 35 (perms)
- 435 (ASTM E96 Method B
- 62.6 (perms)
X Wrap High Perm
- Air Penetration Resistance
- 0.00082 (ASTM E2178)
- >2500 (Gurley Hill)
- Water Vapor Transmission
- 385 (ASTM E96 Method A)
- 55 (perms)
- 465 (ASTM E96 Method B)
- 67 (perms)
X Wrap Low Perm
- Air Penetration Resistance
- 0.0013 (ASTM E2178)
- >2000 (Gurley Hill)
- Water Vapor Transmission
- 105 (ASTM E96 Method A)
- 15 (perms)
- 72 (ASTM E96 Method B)
- 10.4 (perms)