Why specify a Rain Screen Wood Siding System?
A rain screen wood siding system has a multitude of benefits over traditional siding methods:
1.) A wood rain screen provides a beautiful natural material to keep rain, snow and other elements away from the building envelope.
2.) A rain screen wood siding system creates a ventilated wall cavity which provides a moderate buffer zone which acts as a passive insulator.
3.) A wood siding rain screen system provides an airflow to mitigate and help eliminate moisture that is passing from the inside to the outside of the structure.
4.) A properly designed rain screen wood siding system reduces the conditions for molds and mildew to develop inside and outside the building envelope.
5.) Wood siding is a renewable natural resource. Wood siding can provide a warm and harmonious balance of materials, colors and textures in an architectural design.
6.) A properly designed rain screen wall system combines ancient techniques with modern building science to create a sustainable design that will endure.
Why Specify the Climate-Shield™ Rain Screen Wood Siding System?
The Climate-Shield™ Rain Screen Wood Siding System offers numerous additional advantages over other rain screen wood siding systems.
1.) The Climate-Shield™ Rain Screen Clip is designed to eliminate the use of furring strips by creating a uniform 3/4" ventilated wall cavity. The elimination of furring strips:
2.) Climate-Shield™ rain screen system saves construction time.
3.) Climate-Shield™ rain screen system saves significant construction material costs.
4.) Climate-Shield rain screen system saves significantly on labor costs, especially two story and higher installations. (Scaffolding needs only to be set up once).
5.) The Climate-Shield rain screen clip eliminates a food source for molds and mildew, creating a healthier environment inside and outside the building envelope.
6.) Using the Climate-Shield™ Rain Screen Clip minimizes thermal bridging to approximately 2.5% contact with the building envelope when using 1x6 wood siding.
7.) The Climate-Shield™ Rain Screen Clip System provides a seamless air flow in all directions in the ventilated wall cavity between the wood siding and the inner building envelope allowing:
8.) Climate-Shield rain screen system allows rapid dissipation and highly effective management of moisture.
ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS FOR CLIMATE-SHIELD RAIN SCREEN WOOD SIDING SYSTEM:
Climate-Shield's patented rain screen technology allows architects, builders and owners the flexibility to install rain screen wood siding horizontally, vertically or even diagonally without having to worry about how to layer furring strips or creating complicated designs for horizontal furring strips.
CLIMATE-SHIELD RAIN SCREEN DESIGN OPTION 1: Horizontal Rain Screen Installation using 1x6 wood siding and the Climate-Shield Rain Screen Clip at the starter course of wood siding.
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Climate-Shield Rain Screen System 
detail for 1x6 wood siding installed horizontally using Climate-Shield Rain Screen Siding Clips at the starter course of wood siding, please click on the icon to the right.
CLIMATE-SHIELD RAIN SCREEN DESIGN OPTION 2: Horizontal Rain Screen Installation using 1x4 wood siding and the Climate-Shield Rain Screen Clip at the starter course of wood siding.
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CLIMATE-SHIELD RAIN SCREEN DESIGN OPTION 3: Horizontal Rain Screen Installation using 1x6 wood siding and the Climate-Shield Starter Rail at the starter course of wood siding.
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Climate-Shield Rain Screen System detail for a horizontal rain screen installation using 1x6 wood siding and the Climate-Shield Starter Rail.
CLIMATE-SHIELD RAIN SCREEN DESIGN OPTION 4: Horizontal Rain Screen Installation using 1x4 wood siding and the Climate-Shield Starter Rail at the starter course of wood siding.
Using 1x4 wood siding for your rain screen system creates a beautiful visual effect. Click on the icon to your right to view the Climate-Shield Rain Screen System details for 1x4 wood siding and Climate-Shield Starter Rail installed horizontally.
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS FOR CLIMATE-SHIELD RAIN SCREEN STANDARD WOOD SIDING PROFILE
Climate-Shield 1x6 Wood Siding Standard Profile
The architectural drawing below shows the Climate-Shield Rain Screen 1x6 standard wood siding profile with the Climate-Shield Rain Screen Clips on a building envelope showing 1/2" plywood for exterior sheathing and a drainage plane material to complete the building envelope.
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Climate-Shield 1x6 Standard Rain Screen Wood Siding Profile drawing with Climate-Shield Rain Screen Clips in DWG File Format
Climate-Shield 1x4 Wood Siding Standard Profile
The architectural drawing below shows the Climate-Shield Rain Screen 1x4 standard wood siding profile with the Climate-Shield Rain Screen Clips on a building envelope showing 1/2" plywood for exterior sheathing and a drainage plane material to complete the building envelope.
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Design Flexibility of the Climate-Shield Rain Screen Wood Siding System
The Climate-Shield™ rain screen wood siding system allows the design team to use either softwood or hardwood siding. The material selected can be installed in the normal horizontal fashion, but now you are free to install on the vertical or diagonal and still have all the efficiencies of a rain screen system. We have eliminated the need to purchase or install furring strips, a major cost and a time consuming process. We also eliminate the need to pre-drill the siding.
Climate-Shield Rain Screen Siding System details showing horizontal wood siding and vertical wood siding rain screen applications.
