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SEE US AT WOC 2010 MASONRY SHOWCASE BOOTH #S12407
READER SERVICE #163
December 2009
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up wall, north elevation. One instructor sprayed the wall, while the other back-rolled, as Lucas narrated the action.
The red Spray Wrap bars air and water from penetrating the block, which is extremely permeable to both. Because the fluid-applied air and water-resistive barrier is seamless and continuous, it also stops inside air from leaking out, carrying out heating and cooling energy dollars.
Then the instructors installed the pre-assembled panels of the TotalFlash Cavity Wall Drainage System. Like PROSOCO R-GUARD, one of TotalFlash's purposes is to make installation fast and easy, Lucas explained.
The 18-inch-wide, 5.5-feet-long polymeric strips of flexible flashing include a number of built-in features, including pre-drilled termination bars and stainless-steel drip edges; no-clog drainage mattes and weep tabs; built-in edge dams and pre-formed corner boots.
Installation involves little more than screwing the termination bars to the block, and adhering the flashing to the R-GUARD-treated wall. Screws and adhesive come with the Total Flash package.
The systems' comprehensiveness and simplicity help prevent installation errors that often compromise other flashing systems, said IMI Apprenticeship Instructor Janusz Chwalek, one of the seminar's two applicators.
"It's kind of hard to make a mistake with these products," Chwalek said. "Of course, as with every product, they involve a little bit of training. But once you train people, they should have no problem installing them. They'll work great in the field."
With the flashing on, the instructors added a final coat of the air- and water-resistive barrier. Together, the two systems stop water penetration at the structural wall, then channel it back outside.
After the demo, the group went inside for AIA Continuing Education System presentations on air barriers and masonry drainage. ALA members got a CES Sustainable Development learning unit for participating in the air barrier class.
They got a Health, Safety, Welfare learning unit for masonry drainage, and the opportunity to self-report their hands-on experience observing the installations.
Lucas explained that, along with demonstrating how cavity wall construction reaches its full water-handling potential, the seminar also showed how mason contractors could add to their bottom lines.
"Masons are already installing insulation, doing the wire-reinforcing and flashing," he said. "The air barrier would just be one more system they are fully capable of installing.
"For the architect and design professional, it gives single-source responsibility."
The seminar drew positive responses, Lucas said. The architects especially seemed to appreciate seeing "up close and personal how correctly designed and installed components of the building envelope work together to neutralize destructive water penetration. IMAS
Gary Henry is business communication specialist for PROSOCO.
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