Insulated Zip Roof Sheathing

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Insulated zip roof sheathing. Built in vapor permeable water resistive barrier. Greater energy efficiency with a continuous rigid air barrier. High quality structural sheathing panel delivers strength and durability. Huber engineered woods the manufacturer of the zip system roof and wall sheathing is now offering water resistant treated osb in its zip wall system designed to replace the vapor permeable water resistant house wrap barrier.

By creating the integrated sheathing category over a decade ago zip system sheathing and tape replaced the need for housewrap on walls and felt underlayment in roof applications. Zip system insulated r sheathing. Eliminates the hassle of house wrap and felt. Rigorously engineered to streamline continuous air and water barrier performance in structural roof and wall assemblies it has changed the way teams build.

A wide range of roof coverings and wall claddings can be. My roofing is steel and is designed to be mounted on battens purlins. Installation manual zip system sheathing wall and roof zip system sheathing and tape fact sheet integrated sheathing or housewrap white paper. Both oriented strand board osb products have an impregnated kraft paper facing and are marked cut and installed the same as typical osb or plywood sheathing.

Install the panels tape the seams with hubers zip system tape and the building is rough dried in. Zip system stretch tape. Just over a year ago huber the maker of advantech sheathing introduced two new structural sheathing products. Zip system r sheathing is the simple all in one structural panel with built in exterior insulation.

Create an unvented roof putting foam on top of the sheathing. A strong resilient roof is a home s first line of defense when the roof deck is exposed to weather. Zip system roof assembly combines our revolutionary integrated sheathing and flashing tape or liquid flashing to provide a sealed roof for protection against moisture intrusion during construction or if high winds strip the roof covering away. Remember your zip system accessories to create this one of a kind structural roof and wall system.

From what i ve learned here seal the seams of the osb roof sheathing with zip system tape to create an air tight barrier. Zip system long length sheathing. Featuring integrated moisture air and thermal protection zip system r sheathing completely reimagines traditional wall assemblies by streamlining exterior water air and thermal management. Zip system roof and wall sheathing panels are oriented strand board osb structural panels with built in protective overlays that eliminate the need for building wrap or roofing felt.