Hello and Hi, a question about windbreak and outer panel without tongue and groove with "gaps," which is trendy now.
Leisure house about 80 sqm, Stockholm region.
I will paint the panel dark/black and want to have a black background in the gaps that is durable over time.
The wall in cross-section from inside out:
* Gypsum, OSB, installation space lying 45 x 45 mm with insulation
* Vapor barrier on the stud 45 x 145, insulation ("only" 190 mm insulation, deliberate choice)
* Windbreak on the outside of the stud (black)
* Vertical battens, and then horizontal counterbattens
On the counterbattens, I want a (black) background, i.e., directly under the panel, which will then be visible in the gap between panels.
Black-painted masonite feels cumbersome and awkward.
I first considered whether to take a black ground cloth of the heavier kind that holds up as well as possible against mechanical damage (e.g., if something is inserted between the panel...),
But ground cloth might not withstand UV and fades over time?.
My thought now is to use a durable, "Rainproof" windbreak directly behind the panel (Icopal has one) and then a more diffusion-open windbreak against the insulation (since I have generous vertical ventilation with the battens).
Anyone with experience or comments regarding this solution, technically practically?
Grateful for answers.
/Sverker
Don't think it's worth taking a chance with ground cloth.
I would go with the same as Gintas in this thread.
Thanks for the reply Lowe, the image I found in the image search was indeed the image in the thread you linked to... "close but no cigar," as they used to say.
As I understand it, Gintas placed the icopal cloth on top of the battens, i.e., directly behind the panel. I don't have a concrete wall and need something to hold the insulation in place. So my ventilation would be "between 2 wind barriers," as someone else asked about in the thread.
I think I can use a "simpler" (more vapor-open) wind barrier against the insulation when I have the more durable and rainproof wind barrier on the outside. That's my plan for now anyway .
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