Flow through wall assembly / 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

...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 from areas of high concentration to low, and the side of the wall those different conditions are on will reverse between seasons due to insul...