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1 Rainscreen. Insulation. Easy.

2 Rainscreen-and-Insulation-In-One rainscreen insulation is an exterior wall insulation panel system that provides both insulation and an air/ drainage rainscreen cavity in one product. Fast & Easy to Install Reduced Labour & Framing Costs Durable, Lightweight and Easily Transported Versatile; Works Well with Most Cladding Types Move back to 2x4 construction, increase your wall space and reduce the costs of your lumber, window, and trim package!

3 Product Overview Code Achievements Intertek Tested for Canadian National Code Compliance Approved per CCMC Listing# & CAN/ULC S Meets New Code Insulation- Energy & Rainscreen Requirements Exceeds National Code of Canada and BC Code capillary break / rainscreen requirements Meets the NRC s Tables for Calculating Effective Thermal Resistance of Opaque Assemblies so if installation guidelines followed no condensation issues should occur Meets Table A of National Code as a suitable backing for cladding How else can help your project? Use of exterior insulation can move the dew point resulting in less condensation, mould & rot 4 & 6 are semi-vapour open (semi-permeable) at almost 2 perms per inch so that potential moisture vapour has some ability to escape from walls Not as susceptible to shrinking, warping, cupping and other wood furring issues which may cause uneven or wavy siding Creates a more robust air barrier when used in conjunction with a taped housewrap system Individual drainage channels may aid compartmentalization for pressure equalization resulting in less moisture transfer across drainage cavity Limits the ability for ballooning of housewrap which may otherwise cause tears or air barrier failure vertibreak.com

4 Rainscreen Insulation Options Three Products that Exceed Code: At R4.33 per inch, use the products below, to meet these zones in BC: 4 6 VC R6.02, RSI 1.06 (1 3/4 ) Use with 2x4 construction to meet BCBC Code s 4, 5, 6, 7A and 7B (7B w/hrv). R6.75, RSI 1.19 (1 15/16 ) Use with 2x6 construction to meet BCBC Code s 4, 5, 6, 7A and 7B and The Vancouver. R10, RSI 1.76 (2 11/16 ) Designed to meet Vancouver with 2x4 construction and to exceed R27 with 2x6 walls. See full details in the chart of BC Code & Vancouver zone calculations for effective RSI insulation value of system. For stucco and lightweight thin veneer ( < 10 lbs/sf ) stone applications, 4-S, 6-S, and VC-S have an exterior sacrificial layer protecting the drainage cavities from stucco/mortar. (4, 6 & VC) (4-S, 6-S & VC-S)

5 Product Overview with Works well with fibre cement cladding for direct attachment overtop of! also works well with these other cladding types, in the majority of cases without the need for furring strips: Compatible Cladding Fibre cement siding Wood & composite siding Fibre cement & wood shingles Vinyl & metal cladding Stucco Manufactured Stone Thin-set Natural Stone <10lbs/sf Thin-set Natural Stone >10lbs/sf Is Furring Required? No No No No No - up to 10lbs/sf No - up to 10lbs/sf Confirm with engineer Yes Choose Nails as the perfect compliment for fibre cement applications! vertibreak.com

6 BC BC Code & Vancouver Code & Vancouver Vertibreak 4 (1 3/4 ) and 4-S (1 15/16 ) Rainscreen Insulation With Fibre Cement Siding 4 is 1 3/8 + 3/8 cavity for a total 1 3/4 product. 4-S - add 3/16 for a total thickness 1 15/16 WALLS Walls (Studs & Cavity) Interior 1/2 drywall 1/2 plywood or 7/16 OSB 3/8 air space 5/16 cement board Exterior Total Effective RSI Total Effective R Value 4 (15.78) s 5, 6, 7A (17.48) s 5, 6, 7A w/hrv (16.86) 7B (21.86) 7B w/hrv (17.48) Vancouver (RSI 3.85) RSI RSI RSI RSI RSI RSI RSI RSI RSI 2x6 at 16 OC, R x6 at 16 OC, R x6 at 16 OC, R x6 at 12 OC, R x4 at 16 OC, R X X X X 2x4 at 16 OC, R X X 2x4 at 12 OC, R X X NOTE: The examples above are shown with fibre cement siding. Generally speaking most other exterior claddings increase the R-value/RSI value. You may wish to use the following RSI values for other claddings in place of the 5/16 fibre cement board above: 7/16 fibre cement panel (0.026), 3/4 coat stucco (0.03), wood siding (0.14), wood shingles (0.15), 4 (0.07), manufactured 1.5 (0.09), vinyl/aluminum (0.11). All numbers are approximate and may need to be verified. ( ) The S product comes with 3/16 foam cover sheet on the exterior of the rainscreen cavity. Cover sheet blocks stucco and mortar in stucco/stone applications. No insulation value has been attributed to this cover sheet vertibreak.com

7 BC BC Code & Vancouver Code & Vancouver Vertibreak 6 (1 15/16 ) and 6-S (2 1/8 ) Rainscreen Insulation With Fibre Cement Siding 6 is 1 9/16 + 3/8 cavity for a total 1 15/16 product. 6-S - add 3/16 for a total thickness 2 1/8 WALLS Walls (Studs & Cavity) Interior 1/2 drywall 1/2 plywood or 7/16 OSB 3/8 air space 5/16 cement board Exterior Total Effective RSI Total Effective R Value 4 (15.78) s 5, 6, 7A (17.48) s 5, 6, 7A w/hrv (16.86) 7B (21.86) 7B w/hrv (17.48) Vancouver (RSI 3.85) RSI RSI RSI RSI RSI RSI RSI RSI RSI 2x6 at 16 OC, R x6 at 16 OC, R x6 at 16 OC, R x6 at 12 OC, R x4 at 16 OC, R X X 2x4 at 16 OC, R X X 2x4 at 12 OC, R X X NOTE: The examples above are shown with fibre cement siding. Generally speaking most other exterior claddings increase the R-value/RSI value. You may wish to use the following RSI values for other claddings in place of the 5/16 fibre cement board above: 7/16 fibre cement panel (0.026), 3/4 coat stucco (0.03), wood siding (0.14), wood shingles (0.15), 4 (0.07), manufactured 1.5 (0.09), vinyl/aluminum (0.11). All numbers are approximate and may need to be verified. ( ) The S product comes with 3/16 foam cover sheet on the exterior of the rainscreen cavity. Cover sheet blocks stucco and mortar in stucco/stone applications. No insulation value has been attributed to this cover sheet vertibreak.com

8 BC BC Code & Vancouver Code & Vancouver Vertibreak VC (2 11/16 ) and VC-S (2 15/16 ) Rainscreen Insulation With Fibre Cement Siding VC is 2 5/16 + 3/8 cavity for a total 2 11/16 product. VC-S - add 1/4 for a total thickness 2 15/16 WALLS Walls (Studs & Cavity) Interior 1/2 drywall 1/2 plywood or 7/16 OSB 3/8 air space 5/16 cement board Exterior Total Effective RSI Total Effective R Value 4 (15.78) s 5, 6, 7A (17.48) s 5, 6, 7A w/hrv (16.86) 7B (21.86) 7B w/hrv (17.48) Vancouver (RSI 3.85) RSI RSI RSI RSI RSI RSI RSI RSI RSI 2x6 at 16 OC, R x6 at 16 OC, R x6 at 16 OC, R x6 at 12 OC, R x4 at 16 OC, R X X 2x4 at 16 OC, R x4 at 12 OC, R NOTE: The examples above are shown with fibre cement siding. Generally speaking most other exterior claddings increase the R-value/RSI value. You may wish to use the following RSI values for other claddings in place of the 5/16 fibre cement board above: 7/16 fibre cement panel (0.026), 3/4 coat stucco (0.03), wood siding (0.14), wood shingles (0.15), 4 (0.07), manufactured 1.5 (0.09), vinyl/aluminum (0.11). All numbers are approximate and may need to be verified. ( ) The S product comes with 3/16 foam cover sheet on the exterior of the rainscreen cavity. Cover sheet blocks stucco and mortar in stucco/stone applications. No insulation value has been attributed to this cover sheet vertibreak.com

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