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How to use fiber cement panels as a rainscreen

Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2025 7:18 am
by akterchumma699
For AAMA 509-9, water entry through the water barrier must be prevented. The WRB must be the primary weather protection, the system must be able to manage and drain any water entering the cavity behind the cladding and be sufficiently vented to allow the cavity to dry, and water vapor entering the cavity must be allowed to vent or drain to the exterior.

Since a D/BV system allows water penetration through the wall system, the only pass/fail criteria is the weather barrier does not permit water penetration into the structure. One should keep in mind D/BV systems allow water penetration into the cavity.

The specifier must ensure the weather barrier will perform according to whatsapp number database the above test’s standards. When specifying a rainscreen into their projects, architects need to address all joints where water penetration is a possibility, such as butt joints and termination points.


Rainscreen cladding is a construction façade system consisting of the subframe and different finishes like cladding panels, fiber cement boards or panels, brick, manufactured stone, or metal. Rainscreen cladding is the attachment of an outer skin of rear-ventilated cladding to a new or existing building.