Open Joint Siding Installation

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.

Open joint siding installation.

Get the look you are after with the solution that offers design flexibility. Embody a modern aesthetic. The result is simple elegant and practical. Where narrow siding is used such as the 4 inch cedar we used on figure 1.

Directions to our office location. 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. Those specifications call for a double layer of the material in areas near open joints in the siding. About reveal panel system.

We need materials that protect from the elements while also providing a modern aesthetic. 0 00 84 00 84 00 132 00 132 00 179 00. Open joint siding isn t really a rain screen in the sense that most building scientists or our building code would describe one and the walls need to be detailed in a different way so that the layer behind provides all the water shedding details of a wrb layer but also gives the primary layer of protection we usually rely on cladding to provide. However form should follow function but how.

Natural forces impact how we design modern sheds and select the materials we use. According to the manufacturer wrapshield can be left exposed for up to 180 days if installed as specified for open joint applications. Our open joint siding is more than just a pretty sur face. The reveal panel system by james hardie can be utilized to create an effective modern durable panelized look.