Rainscreen Siding Details For Gable Ends

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Rainscreen siding details for gable ends.

Your recent article on rain screen siding fhb 213 was very well done. For pdf of gable end rain screen detail drawing click here. Image result for cedar shakes in gable end with charcoal wood. Nail on blocking for rabbeted trim leaving space for cor a vent sv 5.

Install a continuous strip of cor a vent sv 5 at top and bottom of the rain screen to prevent bug entry. Bottom of window hammer hand s best practices manual is covered by a creative commons license that allows for redistribution commercial and non commercial as long as content is passed along unchanged and in whole with credit to hammer hand. Gable end siding designs dusmun. Craftsman grille window images garage 2 797 gable end.

Use untreated 1 4 furring. For 2 foot on center spacing you would need 80 of that number just take your square foot total and multiply by 0 8 for 500 sq. Venting the top of a gable end rain screen is similar to venting at an eave overhang. One thing that your article did not cover however was gable walls which present challenges when using lap.

More than the face of the siding. The frieze board is padded off the wall to let air flow over the top of the siding down the back side of the frieze and out. Editorial adviser mike guertin replies. Continue to 4 3 rain screens.

Complete rain screen by installing siding. The rake board needs to be padded off the wall about 3 8 in. Of wall you would need 400 lin.