How To Install Rainscreen Siding

Rainscreen for other types.

How to install rainscreen siding.

Rainscreen siding exterior wall build step by step demo existing wall. Apply joint seam filler to the top of the back leg of the head flashing. For horizontal siding install vertical furring strips on top of the weather barrier every 16 on center since siding always moves and 24 on center may not keep a flat plane over the decades. With materials on site and everything organized start to remove the existing wall siding.

Install cor a vent above the window. We cover all you need to know about rain screen installation and offer a free download with installation guidelines for you to review at your leisure. Replace wall cavity insulation. The key is to isolate the housewrap or tar paper from the siding rain screen walls have an airspace between the siding and the building paper or house wrap.

Tool joint seam filler into place. Attach remaining rain screen furring above head flashing. Installing effective rainscreens open vs. Align furring strips vertically on top of baseboard.

In a typical rain screen installation using plywood or osb structural sheathing if you add the depth of the wall cavity plus the thickness of the wood cladding for your rainscreen that will give you the total distance the face of your siding will project from the building. If installing vertically some municipalities may require you to attach another set of furring strips horizontally over the first set so that water can still drain downward and vapour to exhaust upward. The rainscreens that we build with strapping can be broken down into two basic types. Install house wrap to prevent moisture intrusion.

After removing the old wall cavity insulation i replaced it with fiberglass batts. We ve already discussed the fact that the air space between the strapping and behind the siding. I prefer 15 tar paper because of its century old track record. Fold wrb flap back down and tape the slit to prevent water intrusion.

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