Rain Screen Mesh For Siding

Driwall rainscreen 075 1 18mm driwall rainscreen uv.

Rain screen mesh for 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. Meets canadian 10 mm rainscreen code requirement. An air gap between the siding and sheathing lets both dry independently. Keenestone cut 0 5 keenestone cut 1 keenestone cut 2 keedelath driwall air weather barrier hb.

February 1 2016 walls that can drain and dry last a lot longer than walls that stay wet. The clear choice mortairvent rain screen perfect for all exterior siding applications. Driwall hbm 075 1 mc. Unfortunately it also seems to keep them in.

I ve got a building with horizontal cedar siding over 1 furring strips. A continuous sheet of drainage mesh is a fast way to do it. Let s start at the beginning. It s impossible to keep them out and they either freeze to death in the winter or can t escape.

The vent space at the bottom of the wall is protected by stainless screening to keep the critters out. It is smart to flash the bottom of the wall. Driwall rainscreen 013 1 3mm driwall rainscreen 020 1 6mm driwall rainscreen 10mm. The entangled net product eliminates incidental moisture problems in most exterior veneer applications including stucco manufactured stone and plank siding.

Drainage mesh behind siding.