Build walls to dry / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Installing Siding Correctly so that walls can drain in timber frame homes
Exterior cladding

How to install siding

...to allow interior control layers (ie. the building envelope) to do their jobs without being assaulted by wind, precipitation and UV rays. Walls in heating/cooling climates like Canada need to be designed to dry during all seasons, not just winter, which is how we most often build them now. Moisture will always flow fro...