Exterior Waal Finish Flashcards
How are mild climates, exterior finsih installled?
Over the studs
How do you install over a soild sheating?
Soild shot through
Nailed directly to the sheating without pentrating other side.
What are vapor barriers used for?
Control the transfer of moisture from the exterior to the interior walls.
What are some examples of vapor barriers?
(Be right back pal)
- Building paper
- Roofing felt paper
- Breathing type
- Pathyethylene film
What are common types of wood horizontal siding?
(Clapping beavers remineded rustic drops)
- Clap board
- Bevel
- Rabbeted bevel siding
- Rustic siding
- Drop siding
What are advantages of aluminum and vinyl siding over wood siding?
- Low maintenance (no painting required)
- Durable
- Light weight
What are corner boards?
(Camping corner)
Consisits of two pieces of stock placed vertically on the corners with siding butting to them.
* 2, 1x4
What are metal corner strips?
(Reinforcement)
Placed over each corner as siding is instilled
What are corner strips?
(Corner time out)
A square strip fastened to the insider corner with siding butting to it.
What is mitered?
(Mild job)
Not always satisfactory unless it is carefully done to prevent openings?
What is board and batten?
Wide boards are attached and vertically with small gaps between and covered with wodden batten strips.
What is batten and board?
Small strip atteched vertically first and are covered by boards leaving small gaps in between.
What are aluminum panels?
Panel of various styles installed vertically.
What are the three standard lengths of shanks?
16”, 18”, and 24”
What is the exposure to the weather for shankes?
3 3/4” and 7 1/2”
