Rain Screen Mesh For Siding

An air gap between the siding and sheathing lets both dry independently.

Rain screen mesh for siding. It is smart to flash the bottom of the wall. Unfortunately it also seems to keep them in. Drainage mesh behind siding. Rainscreen wall construction using driwall rainscreen 020 1 mat by keene installed over asphalt felt before installing the board and batten siding because this was a remodel project i first removed the old siding and wall materials prior to building my vented rainscreen exterior wall.

February 1 2016 walls that can drain and dry last a lot longer than walls that stay wet. Driwall rainscreen is a drainage mat for exterior wall systems. If the mesh size had been larger they could be. The vent space at the bottom of the wall is protected by stainless screening to keep the critters out.

Our innovative rain screen technology equalizes the air pressure within the wall system by creating a drainage and ventilation cavity between the weather resistant barrier wrb and the exterior wall. Meets canadian 10 mm rainscreen code requirement. I ve got a building with horizontal cedar siding over 1 furring strips. Keenestone cut 0 5 keenestone cut 1 keenestone cut 2 keedelath driwall air weather barrier hb.

Driwall hbm 075 1 mc. Driwall rainscreen 075 1 18mm driwall rainscreen uv. A continuous sheet of drainage mesh is a fast way to do it. Driwall rainscreen 013 1 3mm driwall rainscreen 020 1 6mm driwall rainscreen 10mm.

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