[Greenbuilding] rainscreen, siding, and yellowjackets

[susannah]

Answers to your questions will depend on the following:

What is your climate like?  (Where are you?)
Is your siding 4x8 panels, or boards?
Is your house designed to prevent rain hitting the siding?  E.g., do 
you have eaves?  How deep?



At 01:17 PM 7/7/2006, John Messerschmidt wrote:

>We are about to install pre-stained cedar siding.  The plan so far is to
>install 1" rigid insulation over the sheathing, then a vapor retarder like
>Tyvek, then the siding.  I'm starting to think about the Benjamin Obdyke
>"Rain Slicker" product, but am afraid that it may be too expensive and
>unnecessary.  Thanks to this email, I'm just realizing we would probably
>need some kind of insect barrier.  I would be most grateful if someone could
>answer these questions:
>
>Is it necessary to have the extra drainage provided by the Rain Slicker or
>similar product?
>
>Will the stained cedar breathe on it's own?
>
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>John
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: greenbuilding-bounces at listserv.repp.org
>[mailto:greenbuilding-bounces at listserv.repp.org]On Behalf Of Stephen
>Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 3:02 PM
>To: GREENBUILDING at listserv.repp.org
>Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] rainscreen, siding, and yellowjackets
>
>
>I am going to use a rainscreen detail on my house (see my question
>regarding
>Manual J calcs) using cement fiberboard (not HardiBoard because they
>"insist" on the product being painted). I am deliberating using 1" or 3/4"
>air space (1" is the recommended spacing but it appears that this is for a
>max of 4 (?) stories and my house is basically one story). To
>provide insect
>barriers I am thinking of using recycled polyester open weave mesh material
>(sort of like 3M's magic scrub without the abrasive). This is a
>product used
>in the masonry trades for weep holes and cavity fillers. It would be
>oversized for the opening and held in place by friction fit with something
>like 85 - 90% open area. I comes in several colors. This use is off label
>but at least one of the manufacturers was interested in supplying it in
>special sizes.
>
>I have samples in the office but have not yet priced the material for the
>size and quantity that I need. I am not in my office now so I cannot give
>more specific info. Look for CavClear, mortar net, etc.
>
>Stephen Levine
>
>
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