Rainscreen Siding System

Vertical furring strips create an air cavity behind the siding and allow ventilation about the whole plank.

Rainscreen siding system. Ideal for stucco and stone exteriors tyvek drainvent rainscreen is suitable for use with a variety of other materials including brick wood siding fiber cement siding. Pre drilled furring strips ensure perfect alignment and the unique angled screw installation tames most crooked boards with little effort. The rain screen siding system dates to around the 12th century. A rainscreen wall is an exterior wall construction design that improves a wall s ability to manage water and stay dry.

Ideally the rainscreen prevents the wall air water barrier. The deckwise hidden siding fasteners are made from solid stainless steel and are the ideal fastening system to secure each board without ever drilling in the wood. Our innovative rain screen technology equalizes the air pressure within the wall system by creating a drainage and ventilation cavity between the weather resistant barrier wrb and the exterior wall. The clear choice mortairvent rain screen perfect for all exterior siding applications.

Norwegians and japanese built the first known rain screens. The rainscreen is the cladding or siding itself but the term rainscreen implies a system of building. Tyvek drainvent rainscreen is a three dimensional honeycomb textured drainage mat that provides advanced protection against moisture damage in exterior wall systems. A rainscreen is an exterior wall detail where the siding wall cladding stands off from the moisture resistant surface of an air water barrier applied to the sheathing to create a capillary break and to allow drainage and evaporation.

Our patented siding system comes complete with everything needed to create a perfect wood rainscreen with a fastener free appearance. The installation of the climate shield rain screen system is much simpler and less costly than other installation methods. Centria rainscreen systems enable you to explore the most unique aesthetic options on the market with the assurance that the building envelope will withstand the effects of long term exposure to the elements. Perfect for both residential and commercial applications the deckwise hidden siding fastener system works with advantage rainscreen siding.

This air gap is typically in the range of 3 4 and offers numerous benefits including thermal insulation and moisture stability of the siding boards which is particularly important when using high density hardwoods such as ipe batu and cumaru. Metalwrap insulated composite. In a rainscreen wall a gapped space or separation also known as a vented airspace exists between the exterior wall cladding siding and the wall sheathing osb plywood etc. The climate shield cs2 rain screen clip fastens the top of each piece of wood siding while also fastening to the bottom of the wood siding material in the next course of siding.

Climate shield rain screen installation.