Open Joint Siding

In the seattle area where i work we get a lot of rain.

Open joint siding.

A zip wall sheathing system is added over the building envelope as an air and water resistive barrier these wall panels install in fewer steps than a traditional housewrap so that the building is finished sooner. Get the look you are after with the solution that offers design flexibility. 1 2 acx exterior grade plywood added over the building envelope as an air and we then use state of the art industry leading reveal shield wrapping to protect the building further. About reveal panel system.

The reveal panel system by james hardie can be utilized to create an effective modern durable panelized look. Hi y all thanks for watching my video. Those specifications call for a double layer of the material in areas near open joints in the siding. Embody a modern aesthetic.

The open joint method can be used with either board or panel siding. The answer is fronta quattro. Where narrow siding is used such as the 4 inch cedar we used on figure 1. Fronta quattro offers exceptional uv protection making it ideal for projects with so called open joint rainscreen cladding systems in which parts of the.

Open joint siding provides extra layers of defense. If you like what you see please consider throwing me 1 tip below. An open joint wood rain screen is a construction method that uses wood siding as the outer rain screen layer creates a wall cavity space between the back of the siding and the outer building envelope and has an open joint in the wood siding to allow for ventilation. Specified for open joint applications.

Fronta quattro is making waves in the high performance industry as a specialty air barrier and weather resistant barrier wrb. Prolonged uv exposure on wrb.