Zip Wall Exterior Sheathing

Exterior wall sheathing strengthens the wall system provides a nailing base for the siding and gives a layer of protection against outside elements.

Zip wall exterior sheathing.

Zip system roof and wall sheathing panels are oriented strand board osb structural panels with built in protective overlays that eliminate the need for building wrap or roofing felt. An engineered wood panel with a water and air resistive barrier built in revolutionary zip system sheathing and tape delivers integrated moisture and air protection in one easy to install sheathing system. Huber engineered woods the manufacturer of the zip system roof and wall sheathing is now offering water resistant treated osb in its zip wall system designed to replace the vapor permeable water resistant house wrap barrier. For pricing and availability.

As home construction has evolved throughout the years we have seen sheathing methods change from boards to plywood to oriented strand board osb. Zip sheathing can provide a very tight weatherproof shell in one step. The chief virtue of zip system sheathing is that it marries the water resistant barrier wrb to the sheathing eliminating the step of adding a separate layer of asphalt felt tyvek or any of the many house wrap products on the market. Zip system 7 16 cat ps2 10 tongue and groove utility osb application as 4 x 9.

03product reviews find out why builders switched to zip system sheathing and tape. Exterior rigid insulation keeps the osb warm so interior water vapor won t condense on the interior facing of the osb sheathing. Zip r osb doesn t have to worry about interior condensation because there s a layer of vapor impermeable foam between it and the interior. Structural exterior wall sheathing ties framing studs together making the walls resistant to twisting and bending.

Consequently the zip r osb dries to the exterior ideally behind a rain screen. Simply install zip system panels and tape the seams for moisture and air protection high quality structural sheathing panel delivers strength and durability built in vapor permeable water resistive barrier simply install zip system panels and tape the seams for moisture and air protection. Install the panels tape the seams with hubers zip system tape and the building is rough dried in. With tyvek homewrap flanged fasteners prevent over penetration.

Zip system wall sheathing a revolutionary new approach to building enclosures zip system sheathing and tape streamlines the weatherization process with an integrated air and water resistive barrier that delivers moisture and air protection in one easy to install system. A wide range of roof coverings and wall claddings can be installed directly over zip system sheathing. But the tape must be applied with care.