Single Family User's Bulletin for Installation of Dupont Building
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User's Bulletin Single-Family User’s Bulletin for Installation of DuPont Building Envelope Solutions Products Contents Introduction Introduction ............................................................................................. 1 Use of This Single-Family Residential User’s Bulletin Use of this Document ............................................................................ 1 This user bulletin is designed to serve as a resource for building DuPont Residential Single-Family Definition .............................. 1 professionals and installers using DuPont Building Envelope Applicable Products and Product Descriptions for Single- Solutions products in Single-Family Residential applications. Family Residential Buildings ............................................................. 2 It does not override or change requirements in the Installation DuPont™ Tyvek® Water-Resistive and Air Barriers (WRBs) .... 2 Guidelines or Warranties and should be used in conjunction DuPont™ Self-Adhered Flashing Products .....................................2 with these documents. Always refer back to the applicable DuPont Building Envelope Solutions Installation Installation Guidelines and Warranties, available at Accessories ...................................................................................................2 building.dupont.com, for complete information. DuPont Building Envelope Solutions Product Tables .............2 This bulletin applies to single-family residential applications. General DuPont™ Tyvek® WRB and Flashing Systems See the Multi-Family User’s Bulletin for Installation of DuPont Installation Principles ...........................................................................3 Building Envelope Solutions Products for information on multi- DuPont Building Envelope Solutions Installation Guidelines family applications including townhomes, mixed-use apartment and Warranty Considerations ............................................................ 4 buildings, high rise apartment buildings, or other buildings Overview of DuPont Installation Guidelines and for residential-use as defined by the International Building Performance Requirements ............................................................... 4 Code (IBC). Overview of Warranty Requirements ............................................ 4 DuPont Building Envelope Solutions Products Installation This document will help builders, installers, and other Considerations Single-Family Residential Buildings ..................5 construction professionals understand appropriate product ™ ® application, proper installation, and warranty requirements DuPont Tyvek WRB Selection ..........................................................5 Air Barrier Installation ............................................................................ 6 when using DuPont Building Envelope Solutions. Fastening ...................................................................................................... 6 DuPont Residential Single-Family Definition UV Exposure ................................................................................................ 6 Primer ............................................................................................................ 6 Single-family residential buildings are defined in the Warranty as fully-detached one or two family structures, as well as Sealants ......................................................................................................... 6 townhouse structures not more than three stories above grade Fluid Applied Products .......................................................................... 6 plane as defined in the 2018 International Residential Code Installation Guideline Applicability ..................................................7 (IRC) section R101.2, both to the extent they are exclusively ™ ® Assemblies with DuPont Tyvek WRB and Residential-Use building structures. This distinction differs DuPont Exterior Continuous Insulation ..........................................7 from multi-family applications which includes townhomes DuPont™ Tyvek® DrainVent™ ..................................................................7 over three stories, mixed-use apartment buildings, high rise Educational Materials ...........................................................................7 apartment buildings, or other buildings for residential-use as Building Science Bulletins ....................................................................7 defined by the International Building Code (IBC). Additional Resources.............................................................................7 Product installation for residential single-family homes is Specialist Network ....................................................................................7 described in the DuPont™ Tyvek® Water-Resistive and Air Barriers Certified Installer .......................................................................................7 (WRB) and DuPont Self-Adhered Flashing Products Installation Building Envelope CEU: AIA/CES Learning Units ......................7 Guidelines – Windows and Doors Installed AFTER the Tyvek® Field Installation Examples. ............................................................... 8 WRB (for Single-Family Buildings) Applicable Products and Product Descriptions for • DuPont™ Flashing Tape – A self-adhered flashing membrane Single-Family Residential Buildings used for heads and jambs of rectangular windows and doors. ™ ™ Applicable DuPont Building Envelope Solutions Products • DuPont StraightFlash – A self-adhered flashing used for include Tyvek® Water-Resitive and Air Barriers (WRBs), DuPont heads and jambs of rectangular windows and doors. ™ ™ Self-Adhered Flashing Products, DuPont™ Tyvek® Fluid Applied • DuPont VersaFlange – A self-adhered flashing with a Products, and installation accessories such as fasteners, seam versatile flange used for PTAC units, brick mold and non- tape, primers, and sealants. Below is a description of each flanged windows and doors. DuPont Building Envelope Solutions Product that can be used as part of the complete building envelope. DuPont Building Envelope Solutions Installation Accessories DuPont offers a number of accessory products that work with ™ ® DuPont™ Tyvek® Water-Resistive and Air Barriers (WRBs) DuPont Tyvek WRBs and DuPont Self-Adhered Flashing DuPont™ Tyvek® WRBs are made from a tough, spunbonded Products to provide superior air and water barrier protection polyethylene breathable membrane with microscopic pores for durable, energy-efficient homes. ™ ® that resist air penetration while allowing moisture vapor to • DuPont Tyvek Wrap Cap Fasteners (nails, screws, staples) – pass through. When properly installed, these materials also act Designed to increase holding power and help reduce tears as a secondary barrier to bulk water that may penetrate the when fastening DuPont Building Envelope Solutions Products. ™ ® ® exterior plane to reduce the likelihood of mold/rot/degradation • DuPont Tyvek Tape – Used for sealing the seams of Tyvek and include: WRBs to help provide a continuous barrier against air and • DuPont™ Tyvek® HomeWrap® – Helps prevent air and water water infiltration. ® ™ infiltration but allows water vapor to escape to help prevent • Tower Residential Sealant (formerly DuPont Residential rot and mold inside walls. Tyvek® HomeWrap® offers a drainage Sealant) – A urethane modified acrylic, formulated to bond efficiency >90% per ASTM E2273, Standard Test Method for with DuPont Tyvek Building Envelope Solutions Products. ™ Determining the Drainage Efficiency of Exterior Insulation • Great Stuff Pro Window & Door Polyurethane Foam Sealant – and Finish Systems (EIFS) Clad Wall Assemblies. A low-pressure, flexible polyurethane foam sealant specifically • DuPont™ Tyvek® StuccoWrap® – Used in applications with a two formulated to seal gaps between window and door frames. layer WRB system for traditional stucco or as a single WRB for EIFS applications. Designed with a grooved texture to provide Additional information about these and other products such ™ ® ™ ™ ™ enhanced drainage and offers a drainage efficiency of >98% as DuPont Tyvek Protec and DuPont RainVent Battens are per ASTM E2273. included in the following tables. • DuPont™ Tyvek® DrainWrap™ – Designed with a grooved texture to provide enhanced drainage and offers a drainage DuPont™ Tyvek® Water-Resistive and Air Barriers (Tyvek® WRBs) efficiency of >98% per ASTM E2273. • DuPont™ Tyvek® ThermaWrap™ LE – Designed with a metallized, Product Dimensions Area low-emission (low-e) surface that reflects solar radiation away 3 ft x 100 ft 300 sq ft from the building to help improve energy efficiency. 3 ft x 165 ft 495 sq ft • DuPont™ Tyvek® CommercialWrap® – Designed for Commercial applications with increased durability, resistance to air, water, 5 ft x 200 ft 1,000 sq ft DuPont™ Tyvek® HomeWrap® and UV exposure and offers a drainage efficiency of >90% 9 ft x 100 ft 900 sq ft per ASTM E2273. 9 ft x 150 ft 1,350 sq ft • DuPont™ Tyvek® CommercialWrap® D – Designed for Commercial applications with increased durability, resistance 10 ft x 100 ft 1,000 sq ft to air, water, and UV exposure. The grooved texture provides DuPont™ Tyvek® StuccoWrap® 5 ft x 200 ft 1,000 sq ft enhanced drainage of > 98% per ASTM E2273. 9 ft x 125 ft 1,125 sq ft While DuPont™ Tyvek® CommercialWrap® and DuPont™ Tyvek® DuPont™ Tyvek® DrainWrap™ CommercialWrap® D can be used for single-family residential