Ensure your stucco build lasts long with the right protection. In this episode of Matt Risinger’s The Build Show, you’ll see how Matt implements a complete stucco protection system for this SIPs house.
In partnership with Construction Instruction, this one-hour webinar will discuss construction details for building exteriors, including water and air barrier material choices and details that separate successful stucco installations from those that are prone to premature failure.
Brick, stone, and stucco are proven claddings…except when they are not. They used to be, but not anymore. What changed? A bunch of things – one of which was/is the effect of inward vapor drive. Inward vapor drive is an issue where a “reservoir” cladding is located on the exterior of a wall assembly. What […]
In this webinar, Matt Risinger shares how preserve both the aesthetics and structural integrity of the building.
Dr. Joe Lstiburek takes us back to the 1940’s and the first iteration of the rainscreen, and where we are today in stucco rainscreen design.
Weather protection is a concern for any type of building, but professionals using stucco or manufactured stone cladding should be taking even greater care to ensure projects are well prepared for the road ahead.
With the significant failures associated with stucco and the related litigation, the model building codes are being pressured to make changes.
Stucco and manufactured stone have been used in the building industry for ages. These claddings are well known, and well used for their leading properties in fire resistance, durability, and aesthetics. In fact, according to the Census Bureau’s recent Survey of Construction, 25% of homes built in the US in 2017 used stucco cladding; second […]
Save the Stucco! Stucco has been around a very long time – since the time of the Sumerians about 4,500 years ago… give or take a century. Good luck finding a Sumerian today to ask about the finishing plaster coat they applied over brick that became stucco. You think after 4 or 5 millennia we […]
The Build Show’s Matt Risinger shares some of his stucco failures, and how you can avoid the same fate with his proven step-by-step stucco installation method.
Top building scientist Dr. John Straube dives into the science of rainscreen wall systems, and what they require above all else to be effective.
Achieving suitable ventilation and drainage within a wall assembly is possible with the right products and the right installation. Dörken’s Technical Service Manager Krzysztof Apriasz shows you how with this easy step-by-step process.
A house wrap provides protection from the outdoor elements, eliminates the risk of mold, and provides greater energy-efficiency. Watch as Matt Risinger demonstrates how to properly install a house wrap for stucco.
Dörken’s engineers took on the challenge of designing a better residential rainscreen cladding system – here’s what we came up with.
If you want to design better building envelopes, then it’s important to understand the building science behind it. Namely, the Second Law of Thermodynamics.
Building a custom home comes with high expectations from clients. It requires quality craftsmanship, meticulous attention to detail, and professionals with relentless passion.
Gavin Semrow, founder of Ai Restoration, is partnering with Dörken to help aid in the remediation process and educate building professionals on the dangers of improper stucco and manufactured stone cladding installation.
In Part 1 of this two-part blog series, we looked at what sheathing membranes are and how they are used in exterior wall assemblies. To recap, these membranes typically consist of thin sheet materials placed on the exterior side of the sheathing board in exterior wall assemblies. The function of the membranes is to resist […]
Choosing a sheathing membrane can be challenging. But as Graham Finch explains, they’re necessary as they play a key role in exterior wall assemblies.
The best way to protect high-risk moisture environments – for walls and roofs It does not get any riskier than constructing an enclosure over an indoor swimming pool. Except maybe an enclosure over a pressurized and humidified hospital. Or, how about an enclosure over a conditioned museum designed by a famous architect who is incapable […]
Building tighter, energy-efficient homes has come with both benefits and risks. As we’ve seen over time, increased airtightness improves energy efficiency, but it also risked producing mold and rot without the proper control of moisture vapor. The key to solving this issue is to allow moisture to dry out. A housewrap (also known as a […]
Without proper ventilation and drainage, moisture can accumulate between the water-resistive barrier and siding of a building. A rainscreen separates the cladding from the building, allowing drainage and moisture evaporation. Ventilated rainscreens are a support system in the building envelope that separates the cladding from the building, allowing for proper ventilation and drainage. It does […]
(Photo: Jeff Chiu/AP; Image via latimes.com) Balcony construction defects can be deadly, not just expensive. Witness the tragedy in Berkeley, CA, on Tuesday morning, June 16, 2015, when six people were killed and seven severely injured when a fifth floor balcony they were standing on collapsed. The balcony was found to be in violation of […]
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