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Rainscreen Siding with Furring Strips
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www.protradecraft.com | SUBSCRIBE please • Walls that can drain and dry last a lot longer than walls that stay wet. An air gap between the siding and sheathing lets both dry independently. • Furring strips are one way to make that air gap. • Let's start at the beginning: It is smart to flash the bottom of the wall—to push water away—especially if you insulate the foundation. • Install housewrap, overlapping the flashing and then tape some bug screen along the bottom, wide enough to wrap over the furring strips. • After windows are installed and flashed, install furring strips, screwing them into studs. Cut the furring short to make room for a mesh mat, like ridge vent along the bottom and top of the wall and windows. • Fold the screen up and install a water table trim board just above the flashing. That way any rain that sneaks back there can drain out. • Install a started strip for siding, and then finish siding the wall as you normally would. • Now, water can drain down and air can flow up at the bottom of the wall and the top of the window. • The bottom of the window lets air escape behind the notched trim board, just like the top of the wall. • Walls that dry are walls that last for a long, long, time. • Twitter: @TradeCraftsman | twitter.com/tradecraftsman • Pinterest: @ProTradeCraft | pinterest.com/ProTradeCraft/ • Facebook: / protradecraft • Subscribe to Pro Trade Craft's YouTube channel for regular updates
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