paint choice for bad wall assembly and shower areas
Last Post 14 Dec 2014 10:49 AM by jonr. 3 Replies.
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11 Dec 2014 06:14 AM
climate zone 7 winnipeg. wall from the outside in: acrylic stucco, 5/8" of portland stucco, typar, 2 layers of 15lb felt, 1.5" fiberglass faced polyiso, typar. 1/2" plywood, 2x6, r22 roxul, membrane, 1/2" drywall. wondering what type of paint I should use to premote more drying to the inside of the house. will normal laytex be fine? or should I be looking at other options also in shower areas that will receive a water proofing membrane like KERDI should I include membrane behind the drywall? kerdi acts as a vapour barrier in its self. or will leaving the membrane behind the wall be fine. thanks
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11 Dec 2014 06:18 AM
wish I knew about this site before taking local advice to adding 1.5" of foam to the outside. I hope it being polyiso with no foil facer helps it dry to the outside better. but all the recent articles about cold sheeting I hope I am not completely screwed and have built a 15-20 year house that will have mold issues



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11 Dec 2014 07:08 AM
Do a good job of air sealing the wall cavilty. MemBrain asks to overlap 3 in. I overlapped at least that, I also taped all those overlaps and over some of the staple holes. I also sealed the inner stud cavity really well which would create less of a pressure difference between the inside/outside so less air would be pulled into the cavity. At least that's my theory. I spent a good two weeks doing nothing but airsealing everything everywhere.

Note: I have an air exchange unit on the house to interchange the inner/outer air. I don't need walls with holes in them to refresh the air in the house.
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14 Dec 2014 10:49 AM
I'd also monitor and control pressure (and humidity) for the entire house. You want slightly negative when heating and slightly positive if A/C is on. Humidity can be kept as low as you can tolerate.

I'd use latex paint for better drying to the interior.
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