It s impossible to keep them out and they either freeze to death in the winter or can t escape.
Rain screen mesh for siding.
Keenestone cut 0 5 keenestone cut 1 keenestone cut 2 keedelath driwall air weather barrier hb.
The vent space at the bottom of the wall is protected by stainless screening to keep the critters out.
An air gap between the siding and sheathing lets both dry independently.
Drainage mesh behind siding.
Rainscreen wall construction using driwall rainscreen 020 1 mat by keene installed over asphalt felt before installing the board and batten siding because this was a remodel project i first removed the old siding and wall materials prior to building my vented rainscreen exterior wall.
Driwall rainscreen 013 1 3mm driwall rainscreen 020 1 6mm driwall rainscreen 10mm.
A continuous sheet of drainage mesh is a fast way to do it.
Let s start at the beginning.
Our innovative rain screen technology equalizes the air pressure within the wall system by creating a drainage and ventilation cavity between the weather resistant barrier wrb and the exterior wall.
Meets canadian 10 mm rainscreen code requirement.
The entangled net product eliminates incidental moisture problems in most exterior veneer applications including stucco manufactured stone and plank siding.
Unfortunately it also seems to keep them in.
The clear choice mortairvent rain screen perfect for all exterior siding applications.
Driwall rainscreen is a drainage mat for exterior wall systems.
I ve got a building with horizontal cedar siding over 1 furring strips.
It is smart to flash the bottom of the wall.
If the mesh size had been larger they could be.