Water intrusion evaluation for caulkless siding, window, and door systems-laboratory testing results
NAHB Research Center, Inc.
2002
Prepared for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Policy Development and Research Washington, DC Cooperative Agreement No.: H-21217CA
NAHB Research Center, Inc., (2002), "Water intrusion evaluation for caulkless siding, window, and door systems-laboratory testing results", Prepared for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Policy Development and Research Washington, DC Cooperative Agreement No.: H-21217CA.
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| "Over time all exterior wall sealant systems, including caulk, leak. Caulks work from a few days to a few years, which makes it impossible to predict when and where maintenance will be required. Since wall siding systems vary in their reliance on sealants through proper system selection and design a caulkless wall system may be developed. A caulkless wall siding system would not require sealants, or caulk, thereby eliminating both the initial expense and the routine maintenance associated with caulk. The purpose of this research is to design, evaluate, install, and monitor wall siding systems that do not require caulk, either initially or during routine maintenance.
Four wall systems were evaluated using vinyl and fiber cement siding materials. The evaluation was performed in a controlled laboratory environment to quantify the design options for robust, tolerant wall siding systems that require little maintenance. |
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