Exteriors

2017 March

EIFS Brick

Dryvit Systems, Inc. has launched a breakthrough new brick product that will allow EIFS installers to bid for exterior cladding work when clay brick is specified as the exterior cladding material. Since many exterior cladding...

2017 February

Liquid Flashing Membrane

BASF introduces its Maxflash™ liquid membrane for the residential construction market. With its easy application to several types of substrates and quick cure time, Maxflash offers builders, contractors and remodelers a high performance flashing solution...

January 2017

Trowelable Air Barrier Membrane

Sto Corp. introduces StoGuard® Gold Coat® TA, the trowel applied version of Gold Coat. The trowelable, vapor-permeable air barrier membrane is used in StoTherm® ci systems.      StoGuard Gold Coat TA is troweled directly...

2016 December

Mesh Corner Bead

The 2209 Mesh Corner Bead from Plastic Components improves the quality of corners and saves on labor and materials      2209 MESH combines Plastic Components’ reliable PVC corner bead and alkaline-resistant fiberglass mesh to...

2016 October

Spray Applied Weather-Resistive Barrier

Soprema, Inc. has developed 2 new spray-applied liquid membranes, Sopraseal® LM 202 VP (vapor permeable) and LM 203. The Sopraseal LM products are one component air barriers offered in both permeable and non-permeable options. The...

2016 September

Single-Panel Sheathing System

Huber Engineered Woods LLC introduces an R-9 insulation thickness to its ZIP System® R-sheathing line. ZIP System® R-sheathing solutions for residential, multifamily and light commercial construction are structurally approved engineered wood sheathing panels with built-in...

2016 September

Window Install for Drainable WRB

Fortifiber has created Fortifiber® Water Tight A1 Window Install for Drainable WRB, a window installation technique specifically for drainable housewrap.      The very channels that make drainable housewrap so effective at directing water away...

2016 August

Commercial Polyiso Wall Insulation

Atlas Roofing Corporation has expanded its product line to serve the demand for high efficiency commercial wall systems. EnergyShield® CGF Pro (pictured) and EnergyShield® Ply Pro are the newest members of the company’s commercial polyiso...

2016 July

Exterior Coating

Sto Corp. introduces the next generation of StoCoat® Lotusan®, an exterior coating with a pronounced self-cleaning effect.      StoCoat Lotusan is an exterior wall coating modeled on the microstructure of the lotus leaf. This...