Comments on: It Looks Flat, But It's Not

By: Jeremy Bell

Jeremy Bell — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:10:47 +0000

Thanks guys – I’ll inquire into the VaporShield!

By: Angelo @ Denver-Modern

Angelo @ Denver-Modern — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:29:17 +0000

I would second the vote for VaporShield. It’s bomber stuff durability-wise, and it breathes. If we had done a rainscreen it’s the membrane we would have used. It’s not cheap, but if you want to feel good at night after a driving rain storm, this would be the protection you want.

By: Jason Hammond

Jason Hammond — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:38:35 +0000

Jeremy,

We originally had planned to do a rainscreen system on the exterior of our house as well, but opted against for a couple of complex reasons I will spare you the explanation of. I will tell you that I did the research on weather-proofing materials and you are definitely going to want to use VaporShield over the ice and water substrates. the VaporShield not only comes in black but more importantly it has a UV protection. IF you use the Ice and Water stuff it will break down from the exposure to the sunlight that it will receive as a result of the spacing on your rainscreen. If you read the product specs on the Ice and Water material the UV exposure is only a few months before it begins to break down.

By: Jeremy Bell

Jeremy Bell — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:41:33 +0000

Ryan – Indeed, that’s exactly what we’re planning on doing up there… I hadn’t heard of VaproShield before, but I’ll pass it on to our contractor. Thanks for sharing!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:34:36 +0000

Scott,

It sounds like they are creating a rainscreen system for the clerestory so you would end up seeing the membrane between the reveals of the cladding – hence the reason you would want it to be black so that it dissapears in the shadows. VaproShield might be a good option as they make it in black.

By: Glen Kopelchak

Glen Kopelchak — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:43:22 +0000

Congratulation on getting your roof on before snow…..It is snowing here in Burlington out my window…. Good timing.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:12:28 +0000

Hmmmm, you shouldn’t have to see any of the waterproofing product. Why would you want to? The waterproofing product goes on the sheathing and then the cladding goes on top of it and covers it. You then caulk between the cladding and the window. The waterproofing protects the sheathing and the structure from water infiltration in the event water gets behind the cladding (and someday it will)(Blueskin is sky blue with white letters on it).

By: Jeremy Bell

Jeremy Bell — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:03:55 +0000

Funny you should mention that… we were talking about using Blueskin… although I’m going to assume it’s actually blue?!

We need to use something that’s back (or very dark) because of the way we’re going to clad the clerestory. We’re going to make that area look like a “lantern” of sorts – that is, it’ll have cladding that will partially cover the windows. This will provide some shading (to reduce the amount of thermal gain inside). Regardless, you’ll see parts of the waterproofing product so we need to ensure it blends in

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:30:43 +0000

Blueskin on the clerestory only that is!

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:30:02 +0000

You might want to consider Blueskin, made by Bacor, instead of ice & water shield. It’s a superior product, but for the small area you have won’t be too much of a premium.