Nailable plastic furring

Archive of Older Topics Archive - Product Discussions #5
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I’m working on a project that is SO GREEN that preservative treated wood is taboo (OK borate treatment is permitted, but it won’t work).

The design is for wood siding employed in a rainscreen fashion. Of course, continuous insulation is part of the design. Metal Z-furring is used for the thickness of the insulation, but we still need 1 by 3 furring and the designer insists that screws are unacceptable for attaching wood siding.

I haven’t been able to locate a non-wood nailable furring. It seems that one of the plastic decking manufacturers would offer it, but apparently it doesn’t warrant a web page.

All suggestions are welcome.

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I wrote some brief manufacturer guide specs for a company called:
Resysta North America, Inc.: Product, Resysta Decking; www.resysta.us. (909) 465-1000, 13771 Roswell Avenue, Suite H, Chino, California 91710

This sounds like exactly what your looking for. They have a rainscreen siding product and a complete set of support subframing.

They just came over from Germany last year with this product that has been used in Europe. FYI, it is going in lot of hotel projects in Hawaii.

Ask for Arne Zenneck, he is their head of sales.

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Ed,

To elimiate the metal Z-furring consider the Cascadia Clip at http://www.cascadiawindows.com/products/series53.php

For wood siding consider this system from Coravent at http://www.cor-a-vent.com/siding-vent-sv-3.cfm

These strips can also be used horizontally because they are draining.

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Is the concern that the 1 by 3 is too flimsy? That it would be pressure treated? or some other concern? I’m also curious how thick the insulation is. Where I’m going with this is a detail concept that would reduce the thermal bridging, rather than using plastic as furring. That would concern me a bit for its ability to hold fasteners.

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Ed,

Vaproshields offers a plastic rainscreen type batten system. I dont have any experience with this system.

Link: http://www.vaproshield.com/products/rainscreen/vaprobatten

Hope this helps.

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Wayne,

I had a feeling that I had encountered a nailable non-wood furring before. That was it.

Thanks!