{"id":868,"date":"2020-01-14T16:55:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T21:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maibecstg.wpenginepowered.com\/?post_type=conseil&#038;p=868"},"modified":"2022-03-18T14:55:41","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T18:55:41","slug":"ventilation-and-drainage-cavities-a-little-space-goes-a-long-way","status":"publish","type":"conseil","link":"https:\/\/maibec.com\/en_us\/conseil-expert\/cavite-de-drainage-et-de-ventilation-faites-dune-pierre-deux-coups\/","title":{"rendered":"Ventilation and Drainage Cavities: A little space goes a long way!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Exterior siding \u2013 or cladding \u2013 is typically chosen for its aesthetic qualities, but it\u2019s designed to do more than simply look good. Its primary role is to serve as front-line protection for your home.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le rev\u00eatement n\u2019a pas pour mandat d\u2019\u00eatre \u00e9tanche \u00e0 tout prix, mais plut\u00f4t d\u2019assurer un premier bouclier face au intemp\u00e9ries, appel\u00e9 le premier plan de protection. Un mur ext\u00e9rieur \u00e9tanche combin\u00e9 \u00e0 <a href=\"https:\/\/maibec.com\/en_us\/products\/genuine-wood-siding\/accessoires\/\">une cavit\u00e9 de drainage <\/a>en continue permettra \u00e0 l\u2019eau, qui aura fait son chemin entre le rev\u00eatement et le mur, de ressortir librement. Cette m\u00eame cavit\u00e9 de drainage qui permet \u00e0 l\u2019eau de ressortir par gravit\u00e9 servira \u00e0 la chaleur accumul\u00e9e de ressortir. Ainsi, vous faites d\u2019une pierre deux coups !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If exterior siding is your first line of the defence, then your second line is the continuous and waterproof barrier to which the siding is installed. The role of this barrier is to stop any moisture that may have gotten behind the siding from seeping into the exterior wall. Sealant can be used to help support this barrier, but should not be used to guarantee watertightness. That\u2019s because all sealants will eventually crack and allow water to infiltrate. What\u2019s more, using sealant above openings and junctions will actually prevent water from draining. Over time, water will simply accumulate and eventually infiltrate the wall, potentially leading to significant damage. Adding vertical furring strips (or strapping) on top of this waterproof barrier creates an essential air cavity so that gravity can draw water down and away from the wall. This is why you should never install horizontal strapping at the bottom of the walls or above openings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This air cavity does more than just let water and moisture to escape; it also provides essential ventilation. Allowing hot, humid air to escape can help to prolong the life of exterior wood siding considerably. Changes to building and insulation codes and practices \u2013 combined with the trend toward dark-colored siding \u2013 make proper ventilation a must. Dark colors tend to attract more heat \u2013 heat that you don\u2019t want to remain trapped behind the siding. Keep in mind that things like excess heat and humidity can negatively impact the natural expansion and contraction of wood as well as the longevity of stains. All of this explains much of the logic behind our modern-day building codes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you\u2019ve created this all-important cavity, you simply need to make sure you\u2019re using the right tools in the right spots! Such as using ventilated strips at the top and bottoms of walls and openings. They will allow heat and water to easily escape while preventing insects and rodents from getting in behind the cladding. Maibec ventilated strips are designed to meet firewall requirements for the tops of walls, division between floors and transition between different types of exterior siding materials. \n \nSo as you can see, a little space goes a very long way!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exterior siding \u2013 or cladding \u2013 is typically chosen for its aesthetic qualities, but it\u2019s designed to do more than simply look good. Its primary role is to serve as front-line protection for your home.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":869,"template":"","categorie_de_conseils":[],"pays":[119],"class_list":["post-868","conseil","type-conseil","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maibec.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/conseil\/868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maibec.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/conseil"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maibec.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/conseil"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maibec.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maibec.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maibec.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categorie_de_conseils","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maibec.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categorie_de_conseils?post=868"},{"taxonomy":"pays","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maibec.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pays?post=868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}