Installation of the Dryvit Outsulation System products as of the date of publication of this document and is. Dryvit Outsulation System Installation Details, DS107. Dryvit has prepared guidelines in the form of specifications, installation details and product data sheets to facilitate the design process only. Dryvit is not liable. IBACOS worked closely with LP® Building Products to develop the value that LP ArmorStrand™, featuring Dryvit TAFS 3, a. Installation process. A life-cycle load test per ASTM E233 criteria subjects the surface condition of the wall to 10 specific load weights. The test panel showed no visible signs of surface.

A historic brick building in Germany covered with EIFS on the right side. Exterior insulation and finish system ( EIFS) is a general class of non-load bearing building cladding systems that provides exterior walls with an insulated, water-resistant, finished surface in an integrated composite material system. In Europe, systems similar to EIFS are known as (EWIS) and External Thermal Insulation Cladding System (ETICS). EIFS has been in use since the 1960s in North America, first on masonry buildings, but since the 1990s the majority on wood framed buildings. There is a history of water infiltration problems causing damage to buildings resulting in costly legal cases, so the recommended systems include a drainage plane to let water drain down and out from behind the cladding. Contents • • • • • • • • • • History of EIFS [ ] EIFS was developed in Europe after World War II and was initially used to retrofit walls. EIFS started to be used in North America in the 1960s, and became very popular in the mid- 1970s due to the oil embargo and the resultant surge in interest in high energy efficiency wall systems such as EIFS provides.

The use of EIFS over -and-sheathing framing instead of over solid walls is a technique used primarily in North America. EIFS is now used all over North America, and also in many other areas around the world, especially in Europe and the Pacific Rim.

In North America, EIFS was initially used almost exclusively on commercial, masonry buildings. Calvin Richardson Country Boy Rapidshare Premium. As of 1997 EIFS accounted for about 4% of the residential market and 12% of the commercial siding market.

In the late 1980s problems started developing due to water leakage in EIFS-clad buildings. This created an international controversy and numerous lawsuits. Critics argue that, while not inherently more prone to water penetration than other exterior finishes, barrier-type EIFS systems (non-water-managed systems) do not allow water that penetrates the building envelope to escape. The EIFS industry has consistently maintained that the EIFS itself was not leaking, but rather poor craftsmanship and bad architectural detailing at the perimeter of the EIFS was causing the problems. As a result, building codes began mandating a drainage system for EIFS systems on wood frame buildings and additional on-site inspection.

Most homeowner insurance policies cover EIFS and EIFS-like systems. [ ] Though there are some cases where insurance companies may not offer coverage for EIFS several companies do. Also, some facility owners have found that EIFS systems that are installed at lower building levels are subject to vandalism, as the material is soft and can be chipped or carved resulting in significant damage. If these concerns exist, specifying heavier ounce reinforcing mesh can be the answer. Building to these specifications can drastically increase the durability of the EIFS system. EIFS installation was found to be a contributing factor in the multibillion-dollar problem known as the ' in southwestern and the ' issue in that emerged separately in the 1980s and 1990s.

Terminology [ ] In the United States the and define Exterior Insulation and Finish System (EIFS) as a nonload bearing, exterior wall cladding system that consists of an insulation board attached either adhesively or mechanically, or both, to the substrate; an integrally reinforced base coat; and a textured protective finish coat. EIFS with Drainage, another EIFS system, is the predominant method of EIFS applied today. As the name implies, EIFS with Drainage provides a way for moisture that may accumulate in the wall cavity to evacuate. Although often called 'synthetic stucco', EIFS is not. Traditional stucco is a centuries-old material which consists of aggregate, a binder, and water, and is a hard, dense, thick, non-insulating material.