horizontal or vertical studs when adding insulation

[Arne999]

I fully understand how I'm supposed to do it. Just reacting to various descriptions that don't highlight this clearly.

For example, I read a tip about placing a small spacer behind the nail battens to achieve good ventilation in the gap. This would also result in a lot of punctures if the nails are too long.

Enough about this, but one question remains, what quantities of water are we actually talking about? After all, it's called a wind barrier, and the panel is supposed to keep all water from the barrier. If it's just a little condensation forming, it doesn't seem so crucial if there's a hole here and there... or?

 

[Dr Trä]

Distance feels a bit excessive I think, and it doesn't work in your case if you have 45x45 lying behind. No water should get in, and I doubt there will be any condensation that far out on the wall. Puncturing the wind barrier can't be avoided as you need to attach the material in some way. Just go for it

 

[vectrex]

But seriously, is everyone just ignoring what I wrote about the correct nail length?

@Arne99: The information in the wood guide also assumes that you are using board materials as wind protection. In that case, slightly too long nails are not really the same problem at all.

 

[vectrex]

I totally understand how I'm supposed to do it. I'm just reacting to various descriptions that don't clearly highlight this.

For example, I read a tip that you should place a small spacer behind the nail battens to get good ventilation in the gap. This would also result in a lot of punctures if the nails are too long.

Enough about this, but one question remains, what amounts of water are we actually talking about? The fabric is, after all, called a wind barrier, and the panel is supposed to keep all water from the fabric. If it's just a little condensation that's forming, then it doesn't seem too critical if there are some holes here and there... or?

If you're exposed to wind, some water might seep in during driving rain. A lot depends on what type of panel you have (which you haven't specified). Shiplap panels aren't particularly exposed as there's natural ventilation already. If it's tongue and groove panels, at least I would have used spacers behind the nail battens.

 

[Arne999]

Completely understand what you're saying about nail length, I'm using horizontal now so the follow-up questions are just out of pure curiosity.