Roxul ComfortBoard IS Manuale Utente

1 ROXUL® The Better Insulation™ Insulating Sheathing for Residential Construction Application Guide for: ROXUL® COMFORTBOARD™ IS

ROXUL® The Better Insulation™ 8 Selection of Drainage Plane Material Drainage planes are water repellent materials (building paper, house w

INSULATING SHEATHING FOR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION GUIDE 9 Figure 3: Annual Rainfall Map (From Building Science Corporation. Ba

ROXUL® The Better Insulation™ 10 Window Installation Perhaps the most common rainwater control failure occurs at window penetrations. Rega

INSULATING SHEATHING FOR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION GUIDE 11 Air Control There are three primary classes of reasons why the contro

ROXUL® The Better Insulation™ 12 Basic requirements of Air Barrier Systems Typically, several different materials, joints and assemblies ar

INSULATING SHEATHING FOR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION GUIDE 13 Thermal Control As society demands that residential buildings consume

ROXUL® The Better Insulation™ 14 Figure 6: Thermal bridging can cause local temperature depressions during cold weather, resulting in cond

INSULATING SHEATHING FOR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION GUIDE 15 Condensation Control Air leaking outward through the enclosure wall i

ROXUL® The Better Insulation™ 16 Table 1: Ratio of exterior-interior insulation to control air leakage condensation If the sheathing layer

INSULATING SHEATHING FOR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION GUIDE 17 Cladding attachment through Continuous Insulation Cladding attachment

ROXUL® The Better Insulation™ ii Prepared by: 167 Lexington Court, Unit 5 Waterloo, Ontario Canada N2J 4R9 Primary Author:

ROXUL® The Better Insulation™ 18 Figure 8: Example of “Thick ci” cladding attachment approach More information on the “Thick ci” approac

INSULATING SHEATHING FOR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION GUIDE 19 Recommendations for thermal control by climate zone Figure 9: Nort

ROXUL® The Better Insulation™ 20 Table 2: R-value Recommendations by Climate Zone for each enclosure element Climate Zone Wall Vented Atti

INSULATING SHEATHING FOR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION GUIDE 21 Vapor Control Although most condensation problems occur because of ai

ROXUL® The Better Insulation™ 22 The most common moisture-related durability issue caused by inward moisture drives is moisture accumulatio

INSULATING SHEATHING FOR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION GUIDE 23 Recommendations for vapor control by climate zone Different types of

ROXUL® The Better Insulation™ 24 A Class III vapor control layer may be used instead of a Class I or II layer on the interior of framed wal

25 ROXUL® The Better Insulation™ Material Properties The following tables summarize the relevant material properties for the ROXUL® COMFORTBOARD™

ROXUL® The Better Insulation™ 26 About Stone Wool ROXUL stone-wool insulation is a rock-based mineral fiber insulation comprised of Basalt

27 ROXUL® The Better Insulation™ Installation Details The following drawings illustrate common construction details for residential wall assembli

INSULATING SHEATHING FOR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION GUIDE 1 Contents INTRODUCTION: WHAT YOU WILL FIND IN THIS GUIDE 2 BUILDING SCIEN

ROXUL® The Better Insulation™ 28 01. “Thick ci” Cladding Attachment System Step 1: Install Drainage Plane Material over the Structural

INSULATING SHEATHING FOR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION GUIDE 29 Step 3: Install Cladding Material Install cladding to furring as pe

ROXUL® The Better Insulation™ 30 ROXUL® Building Science Notes 01. GENERAL a. Detail is applicable to light-weight cladding systems in

INSULATING SHEATHING FOR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION GUIDE 31 02. Foundation-to-Wall Interface

ROXUL® The Better Insulation™ 32 ROXUL® Building Science Notes 01. GENERAL a. Detail is applicable to grade-level wall-to-basement or

INSULATING SHEATHING FOR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION GUIDE 33 03. Floor Slab-to-Wall Interface ROXUL® Building Science Notes

ROXUL® The Better Insulation™ 34 04. AIR CONTROL LAYER a. The drainage plane may be detailed as the primary air control layer if made

INSULATING SHEATHING FOR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION GUIDE 35 04. Inside Corner – Horizontal Section ROXUL® Building Science

ROXUL® The Better Insulation™ 36 approach requires all penetrations of the gypsum board to be carefully sealed. c. Multiple planes of

INSULATING SHEATHING FOR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION GUIDE 37 05. Outside Corner – Horizontal Section ROXUL® Building Science

ROXUL® The Better Insulation™ 2 Introduction: What You Will Find in this Guide This application guide covers the use of ROXUL COMFORTBOARDTM IS

ROXUL® The Better Insulation™ 38 iv. vapor permeable “peel and stick” self-adhered membrane v. vapor impermeable membranes may be used

INSULATING SHEATHING FOR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION GUIDE 39 06. Punched Window Interface – Installation Sequence Step 1: Wo

ROXUL® The Better Insulation™ 40 Step 7: Back-caulk window. Apply sealant at jambs and head; do not apply to sill to allow for drainage

INSULATING SHEATHING FOR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION GUIDE 41 Step 13: Install ROXUL COMFORTBOARD IS insulation. Step 14: Instal

ROXUL® The Better Insulation™ 42 Step 19: Trim installed at head and jambs; sloped cap flashing (shown) installed over lower trim at

INSULATING SHEATHING FOR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION GUIDE 43 07. Wall-to-Balcony Interface ROXUL® Building Science Notes 01.

ROXUL® The Better Insulation™ 44 i. non-perforated housewrap or building wrap ii. building paper iii. vapor permeable liquid or fluid

INSULATING SHEATHING FOR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION GUIDE 45 08. Wall-to-Roof Interface ROXUL® Building Science Notes 01. G

ROXUL® The Better Insulation™ 46 ii. building paper iii. vapor permeable liquid or fluid applied membrane iv. vapor permeable “peel and

47 ROXUL® The Better Insulation™ References and Resources For more information on ROXUL COMFORTBOARD IS, please visit: http://www.roxul.com/produ

INSULATING SHEATHING FOR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION GUIDE 3 Here are some examples of buildings addressed by this guide. Detached

ROXUL® The Better Insulation™ 48 ROXUL INC. is the North American Operations of ROCKWOOL INTERNATIONAL A/S. In July of 2013, ROXUL INC. and

4 ROXUL® The Better Insulation™ Building Science for COMFORTBOARD IS Walls A functional overview of the building enclosure The building enclosure

INSULATING SHEATHING FOR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION GUIDE 5 The “Perfect” Wall The support/control/finish components of a typic

ROXUL® The Better Insulation™ 6 Rain Penetration Control There are three recognized design strategies to control rain penetration within an

INSULATING SHEATHING FOR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION APPLICATION GUIDE 7 Figure 2: “Screened” and Drained enclosure walls As drained systems c