Horizontal Furring Strips Siding

Install horizontal furring strips every 16 inches 41 cm if the wall is uneven.

Horizontal furring strips siding. Small holes molded into furring strip allow for better drainage. Use untreated 1 4 furring. For best thermal performance install a minimum of 1 4 foam over furring strips. Pre cut sizes for faster installation.

Architectural spec for cav siding vent system section. 3 8 inch thick x 1 1 2 inch wide polypropylene furring strips attached vertically over air moisture barrier at face of each supporting stud to create capillary break between face of air moisture barrier and back of siding equal to cor a vent sturdi strips with sv 3 siding vent continuous at top and bottom by cor a vent inc. Watairvent furring strips are manufactured from a mold resistant non absorptive composite material and their dual vertical and horizontal channels allow for dual drainage and cross ventilation. Proven performance over wood.

Install a continuous strip of cor a vent sv 5 at top and bottom of the rain screen to prevent bug entry. Putting up furring strips will help even out the surface you re working on so the metal siding doesn t look wavy. Quarrix furring strips will not warp or split like others. Install horizontal furring to allow attachment of vertical siding.

Furring strips for use behind sheet siding. Sill undersill trim j channel siding siding j channel sill furring. Do not apply siding directly to furring strips. 07 46 00 siding accessories.

Advanced building products has taken the traditional furring strip and re designed it to function in the modern building environment. Nail on blocking for rabbeted trim leaving space for cor a vent sv 5. Furring strips should be spaced 16 on center. Applying rigid foam sheathing to furring install sheathing according to manufacturer s instructions.