Driwall™ Rainscreen is your Commercial & Residential MOISTURE Solution

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Driwall™ Rainscreen is a full-wall drainage mat for exterior wall systems. The entangled net product eliminates incidental moisture problems in most exterior

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Drainable

IS
Sustainable
Why the best waterproofing
system includes a drainage
plane system.

BY MARK A. JOHNSON AND
JOHN KOESTER
ART BY ADAM SKODA

MOST EXTERIOR SURFACES OF A VERTICAL WALL SYSTEM DO ALL

Exterior

FILL BLOCK WALLS
WITHOUT A CONCRETE PUMP OR FORKLIFT

Rainscreen
Rainscreen Drainage Plane
Moisture Resistant Surface - WRB
Structural Wall

Figure 2.

Interior

Rainscreen componen

July 2011
MASONRY
The Voice of the Masonry Industry
Volume 50, Number 7

Managing
Moisture

INSIDE
Power Tool
Roundup
Mortars
Case Study
Concrete
Masonry Walls

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MASONRY
July 2011 Vol. 50, No. 7

on the cover

features
14 Moisture Management

The importance of moisture management in below-grade construction.

22 Mortars, Mixtures and Staining

A case study in Vai

Moisture Management of Below-Grade Construction BY JOHN KOESTER

Basements

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MOISTURE MANAGEMENT

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Out of construction details as quickly as possible. If these two rules are adhered to, there will be less risk of moisture damage to the construction detail.

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