Sentences with phrase «sheathing moisture»

During heating periods the same mechanism can deposit sufficient interior moisture into attic assemblies, leading to roof sheathing moisture and decay problems as well as uncontrolled depressurization of the conditioned space, leading to infiltration and thereby increasing heating loads.

Leaky supply ducts located in attics or vented crawlspaces lead to the uncontrolled depressurization of the conditioned space, leading to excessive infiltration of cold air during heating periods, increasing heating loads and potentially supplying sufficient interior moisture to attic and roof assemblies to create roof sheathing moisture and decay problems.

Not exact matches

When you do it by making the walls thicker, you also change the ability of an assembly to deal with moisture because the sheathing stays colder in winter, an issue that painters discovered back in the early days of insulating homes when walls stayed wet and paint peeled off.

There were no measured or observed moisture related durability concerns of the wood structural sheathing when 1.5» of exterior insulation was installed.

Mineral fiber insulating sheathing can provide enhanced moisture durability for the exterior enclosure.

Unfortunately, some of the moisture in the brick will move out of the backside of the brick into the exterior wall cavity through the exterior sheathing.

As the OSB or plywood roof sheathing absorbs moisture, the sheathing expands and decreases the space between adjacent sheets.

Timusk, J. and Lischkoff, J., Moisture and Thermal Aspects of Insulated Sheathings», Proc.

The mineral wool warms the ZIP Sheathing, preventing moisture accumulation there.

However, double - stud walls have a higher risk of interior - sourced condensation moisture damage compared to high - R approaches using exterior insulating sheathing.

So in high humidity environments like in coastal areas where I live, sheathing is going to have a higher moisture content unrelated to its surface temperature, correct?

If vapor retarders are located to the exterior in mixed climates (and are coupled with permeable interior sheathings and finishes), they should be maintained at a warm enough temperature during the heating season to control the amount of interior moisture which can accumulate on their interior surfaces (elevation of the condensing surface temperature).

Figure 1: All Insulation Above Roof Deck - The big deal with unvented roof assemblies is to control condensation or moisture accumulation on the underside of the roof sheathing.

Because there's no moisture barrier over the wood or gypsum sheathing, the system can allow moisture to intrude through less - than - perfect window and door edges or through cracks in the exterior or rooflines, causing the underlying wood or gypsum to deteriorate.