What is Keene rainscreen?
Keene DriwalI Rainscreen is a drainage mat for exterior wall systems. The entangled net product eliminates incidental moisture problems in most exterior veneer applications, including cedar, stucco, manufactured stone, and fibre cement siding.
What is rainscreen mat?
Tyvek® DrainVent™ Rainscreen is a three-dimensional honeycomb-textured drainage mat that provides advanced protection against moisture damage in exterior wall systems.
Is stucco a rainscreen?
Rainscreen is necessary when using any veneer that is directly attached to the wall. So wall applications such as stucco, faux rock, rigid sidings such as wood or cement sidings. Rainscreen will help in many ways: Rainscreen provides a pathway for the water to drain behind the veneer.
How does a rain screen work?
A rainscreen uses an exterior surface–a rainscreen cladding layer–to break the force of sideways, wind-driven water movement, so that any water that gets through the small breaches in the surface has lost its momentum. Most water simply bounces off the surface or runs down the exterior.
What goes behind stucco walls?
Sheathing is basically the “backing material” that can be found underneath the various layers of stucco that form the backing of residential and commercial buildings. They can be made out of wood, cement, gypsum, fiberglass and other materials.
How can you tell if water is behind stucco?
Stucco Siding and Water Leakage You’ll likely see staining around the corners of windows or doors, possibly dark spots where at the roofline, and even hairline cracks. All of these are indicators of possible water damage and are signs of where water runs on or behind the stucco.
What is usually under stucco?
Do I need a rainscreen with vinyl siding?
In wet climates, a rainscreen system is needed regardless of the type of siding. In any climate, a rainscreen is highly recommended in homes with vinyl and aluminum siding to ensure the HVAC load is not too great.