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How to build a rainscreen wall. Malcolm taylor suggests that connecting the rainscreen and attic ventilation might increase the drying potential of the wall assembly. R 13 fibergalss batt insulation. Add a second layer of horizontal furring strips on top of the vertical furring strips. Driwall rainscreen mat by keene.
He points out however that a rainscreen is typically 1 2 inch to 3 4 inch deep a function of what material is used to create it and that probably isn t enough to make up the required area for soffit vents. 3 4 cdx exposure 1 plywood. Use additional vertical furring strips and or a corrugated plastic furring strip on. A rainscreen drainage gap requires that the moisture has a pathway out of the wall and gravity necessitates this should be at the lowest point in the wall system.
First the weather resistive barrier wrb consisting of tarpaper or housewrap combined with window and door flashings is installed. Rainscreen designing buildings wiki share your construction industry knowledge. The layers i used to build my exterior wall from inside to out 2 4 studs 16 oc. The term cladding refers to components that are attached to the primary structure of a building to form non structural external surfaces.
A ventilated rainscreen is a way to clad an exterior wall to make it less likely to suffer moisture problems that lead to rot and peeling paint.