Coming soon: Comprehensive EIFS inspection course. Hot PIC!

[Nick Gromicko]

Today's PICs: http://www.nachi.org/eifscoursecomingsoon.htm

[Carl Brown]

Thanks for the update Nick.

[Carl Brown]

Update please.

[Kenton H. Shepard, CMI]

The portable walls are built and waiting for the stucco people to apply the various types of exterior wall finishes. In addition to various types of EIFS there will be hardcoat stucco plus some systems that are hybrids.

• Each stucco type will have a section which reveals the materials installed layer by layer to help inspectors recognize and identify stucco system types.
• Each wall has a window installed to demonstrate flashing and installation details, some good, some bad.
• We have four roof sections installed so that we can install (or leave out) various types of kick-out and roof-to-wall junction flashing.
• We'll have deck ledgers installed both against the stucco and against the exterior wall sheathing.
• Walls will have stucco which interfaces with other material such as faux stone, to demonstrate flashing techniques.
• Key sections of sheathing will be removed after stucco intallation is complete so that we can pump water against the wall to simulate rain and actually see the leaks.

Our expert will be Ron Huffman from the Exterior Design Institute.
Ron's a PE and has been inspecting and consulting on EIFS and stucco for over 25 years.

This will be a really good course.

[Carl Brown]

Thanks Kenton.

[Nick Gromicko]

Today's PICs.

Pay no attention to the fat man in the green shirt.

http://www.nachi.org/eifscoursecomingsoon.htm

[Carl Brown]

What else did they do in the first picture at the head of the window to properly ship lap the materials? Over the nail fin on the window instead of behind it.

Like this.

[Adam Hannan]

Originally Posted by gromicko

http://www.nachi.org/eifscoursecomingsoon.htm

Hello Nick,
My close friend (and neighbour) is on the EIFS Council of Canada board of directors http://www.eifscouncil.org/english/b..._directors.htm
Let me know if you need some extra input and I will gladly request it.

Adam

[Kenton H. Shepard, CMI]

Originally Posted by cbrown1

What else did they do in the first picture at the head of the window to properly ship lap the materials? Over the nail fin on the window instead of behind it.

Like this.

Carl, you are going to see things done both correctly and incorrectly in these displays.

[Keith Swift, PhD.]

That's right. Studs not 16oc. Did the man in the green shirt tell you what to do? My guess is he's never ever whacked a 16d nail.

[Kenton H. Shepard, CMI]

...kind of like a giant Leprechaun...

[Carl Brown]

no beard

[Kenton H. Shepard, CMI]

...a giant beardless Leprechaun...