Venting Cedar Siding

Co llc 12 in.

Venting cedar siding. Environment cedar siding can swell or shrink as it gains or loses moisture to reach equilibrium with the moisture content of the surrounding air ensuring that the moisture. The video ends saying he ll figure out venting at the top of the wall but there s no follow up. This new technology for roofing and siding contractors promises to fill the gap that other companies are struggling to meet. 0 6875 in x 5 5 in x 120 in item 174971 model 174971 produced from wrc which is naturally resistant to rot and decay.

This allows the back of the siding to dry as fast as the front keeping the wood stable and extending the life of the paint siding and sheathing. X the da mfg. Wood siding brown cedar lap siding common. The spacers cedar vent shown are 1 2 thick products and yet the video shows the 3 4 vertical trim sitting more or less flush with the base trim.

0 75 in x 6 in x 120 in. Cedarvent and cedarvent plus are made of polyethylene plastic that is 2 75 wide x 3 8 thick x 37 5 long for. Back to products listing. Test results from the forest products testing lab run by the usda for the forest service show that after 12 weeks of exposure to sunlight cedar siding has lost half of its ability to hold a film forming coating system like primer and paint.

How is the trim shimmed vented from the sheathing. Paint lasts longer when the siding is vented. Paintable wood rectangular siding vent features an attractive wood design that is fully paintable or stainable to match your exterior trim. Match the sv 3 with cor a vent s sturdi strips polyproylene furring to create the siding vent system the first commercial rain screen system on the market.

For optimum performance use cedar breather with rapid ridge 7 ridge vent. Namely a rigid non compressive vent product that is easy to handle easy to cut and fast to install. These are manufactured by a third party and the color of the blocks is chosen as a match for the siding referenced in the variations. Allowing fresh siding to weather for as little as two weeks negatively affects coating adhesion.

The 7 16 thick sv 3 rainscreen siding vent solves these problems with a minimum amount of work and expense. Co llc 12 in. 7 6 x 8 4 mountain cedar dryer vent mounting block. Shown with dryer vent tube sold separately the siding brand and color name are shown for color reference only.

Furring strips to the sheathing before installing siding. Cedar breather protects the beauty and life of wood roofing by providing a space for continuous airflow between the solid roof deck and shingles or shakes. Vertical strapping lets water drain down and air flow up. Complete with fiberglass screen and drip edge on the angled sill.