Keene BWKBPUV445 4 ft. x 45 ft. Driwall Rainscreen Installation Guide
- June 9, 2024
- Keene
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Keene BWKBPUV445 4 ft. x 45 ft. Driwall Rainscreen Installation Guide
Installation Instructions
A Drainage and Ventilation Mat
Inspection of Wall Conditions and Weather Barrier/Building Wrap
Ensure that the wall is free from structural defects, any membranes or
flashing are properly installed, and that the final system will have a path
for moisture to escape from the wall. Keene Building Products Rainscreen
should only be applied to structurally sound surfaces, which incorporate good
building practices, and meet all local code requirements. Before starting any
applications, check with your local building code requirements and read all
manufacturers’ installation instructions.
Product Selection
- For Open Joint Claddings, use Driwalltm Rainscreen UV (1/4” or 1/8”)
Installation Guide for Open Joint Claddings
- Install building paper or WRB* and flashing according to manufacturers’ recommendations.
- Place Driwall™ Rainscreen UV horizontally against exterior wall, fabric side out. The entangled core should face the building interior. Start at the bottom of the wall and work up.
- Mechanically fasten with a cap nail, cap staple, or cap screw; one fastener every 3 square feet. DO NOT FASTE THROUGH FLASHING. When installing a composite siding a 27/8 fastener should be used.
- Seam adjacent Driwalltm Rainscreen UV piece with the selvage edge overlapping the top of the lower piece. Shingle so that selvage edge is installed toward the bottom of the wall. 5. Install siding, shingles and fiber-cement siding according to manufacturers’ recommendations. When choosing fastener, allow for thickness of Driwall™ Rainscreen UV. Pneumatic nail guns can be used if nails meet manufacturers’ recommendations and air pressure and depth gauge is set to fasten nail snug with surface. Regarding screw fastening installation reference siding manufacturers’ recommendations. Maximum open joint width is 3/8-inch.
**WRB*** = Water-Resistive Barrier
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