10/15/2026
🛠️ PRO TIP from the job site!
When your tar paper meets finished materials like Hardie board, leave it long until after the stone is installed!
For years, I’d cut it back early, only to have to mask it off again to keep mortar off the Hardie board while parging. Then I realized there’s a better way!
Leave the tar paper long, install your stone, and cut it back afterward. It saves you a step, saves time and money, and helps create a better seal where the materials meet.
✅ One less step
✅ Less wasted time
✅ A better seal
Sometimes, it’s the little tricks you pick up over the years that make the biggest difference.
Work smarter, not harder. Rock on! 🤘