Two WRB solutions help to build resilience into the mix. Add a rainscreen, four cladding options cover to the walls, and a sticky roofing membrane under a standing seam metal roof, and you have a resilient little home.
March 01, 2024
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In season three of Building Resilience, we are mostly looking at two projects: a residing and window replacement job and a stylish backyard shed.
Building resilience into the enclosure
- Zero global warming potential (GWP) Styrofoam expanded polystyrene (XPS) insulates a hydronically heated slab in a basement living space retrofit.
- A self-adhered WRB from Benjamin Obdyke called Hydrogap SA on a siding replacement job.
- Structural sheathing with built-in WRB from Georgia Pacific called Forcefield.
- New windows and stacking slider doors from PlyGem were installed in the stylish shed.
- A new peel-and-stick roofing underlayment from Benjamin Obdyke called VaporDry is peeled and stuck to the shed's three roofs.
- Standing seam metal roofing from ABC caps that shed, but not before...
- Four types of cladding cover the walls: Variform's vinyl lap siding and panel and channel cladding; open cladding with deck boards; and real stone from Stoneworks, installed the old-fashioned way: with mortar.
- Finally, we will install a sleek new ceiling cassette from Mitsubishi to condition the shed
And that about wraps up the season three outlook for Building Resilience, THE ONLY show about extreme climate construction.
Building Resilience Episodes
Building Resilience season 3 sponsors:
- Benjamin Obdyke Hydrogap SA
- Dupont Styrofoam
- Georgia Pacific Forcefield
- PlyGem windows and Doors
- Variform Siding
- Stoneworks
- ABC Roofing
- Mitsubishi
