Ecohome: Overview Of Weather Barriers
Ecohome describes features, benefits and considerations for weather barriers (or more accurately water-resistive barriers) that keep bulk water away from vulnerable building components and allow walls to dry at the same time.
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GBA: Spray-On Water-Resistive Barriers
Green Building Advisor describes spray-on water-resistive barriers that protect wall sheathing with a waterproof, airtight coating that still allows a wall to dry to the exterior.
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IRC: Vapor & Air Permeances Of Building Membranes
Canadian Institute for Research in Construction paper describes water vapor permeance, air permeance, and water absorption coefficient for 18 building membranes found in North American markets. (PDF)
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QR: Product Trends: Breathable Barriers
Qualified Remodeler describes some housewrap manufacturers that are focusing on reducing air infiltration in addition to boosting water resistance and vapor permeability.
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CI: Air & Moisture Control
Construction Instruction online videos and articles describe products and procedures for air and moisture control including water management, air tightness testing, air sealing, and air & weather barriers.
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Building Science: Stuck On You, Leaks Through Building Paper & Wraps
Building Science says one of the dirty little secrets that never gets talked about is that water leaks through building papers, building wraps and housewraps and runs down between them and the sheathings that they cover. The good news is that the nail holes and staple holes don't leak too much and we know how to handle the incidental leakage.
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Construction Specifier: Durability Of Liquid Applied Water-Resistive Barriers
Construction Specifier describes results of a study that evaluated performance of 17 fluid applied weather resistive barriers (new and old) that were tested in various common construction details, along with accessory products (flashings, tapes, and sealants). This long-term study is ongoing, but has already yielded important observations.
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GBA: Housewrap Tape Problems
Green Building Advisor says when used to tape horizontal seams, housewrap tape can contribute to water entry problems.
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Building Science: Drain Rain, On Drainage Plane
Building Science Corporation says housewrap products, and water control layers in general, with holes in them do not always leak. They say that with a good drainage matric they don’t think we need much of a material metric for water control layers.
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IIEBC: Issues During Installation of Air & Weather-Resistive Barriers
International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants says there can be multiple issues associated with the installation of air and weather-resistive barriers, or the subsequent installation of exterior cladding/finishes applied over the top of the WRB that can affect the overall performance of the WRB/air barrier and the entire wall assembly.
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RCI: Fasteners & Self-Sealability Of Weather-Resistive Barriers
RCI technical advisory Fasteners & Self-Sealability Of Weather-Resistive Barriers says while lab tests demonstrate the ability of properly installed fasteners to seal to some extent where they penetrate air barriers, penetrations can become sources of water intrusion, depending on many variables. Use air barriers that are fully and independently qualified as water-resistive barriers to diminish the risk of water penetration through fasteners. (PDF)
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