Ipe Rainscreen Siding System

Norwegians and japanese built the first known rain screens.

Ipe rainscreen siding system.

The rain screen siding system dates to around the 12th century. A rainscreen siding system refers to the style of installation and fastening of the siding material to the structure. Mataverde ipe siding is every bit as beautiful when used as rain screen siding as it is on decking. The fact that we mill this siding material ourselves allows us to make a flawless siding product that is sure to be of the highest quality.

The unique rain screen clip is the most cost effective system available for installing wood siding in ipe cumaru garapa fsc machiche fsc santa maria douglas fir western red cedar wrc and any other suitable species of hardwood or softwood siding material. This air gap is typically in the range of 3 4 and offers numerous benefits including thermal insulation and moisture stability of the siding boards which is particularly important when using high density hardwoods such as ipe batu and cumaru. Ipe shiplap siding installation process to protect from excess moisture apply a vapor barrier to the wall attach 3 4 furring strips spaced over 16 to the vapor barrier starting at the bottom start the installation of siding by pre drilling holes above each furring strip with a 1 8 drill bit. Ipe hardwood rain screen siding climate shield rain screen system ipe siding is by far the most popular longest lasting and best performing mataverde hardwood cladding option.

Vertical furring strips create an air cavity behind the siding and allow ventilation about the whole plank. We offer ipe in shiplap siding rainscreen siding or any profile that is desired. Ipe siding is tough fire resistant and extremely durable. Ipe is so hard and so dense it s a virtually indestructible wood species.

Rainscreen siding systems have an air gap between the siding material and the structure itself. For orders outside the united states call. Rainscreen is beautiful with the colors and varieties of ipe garapa and others. Mataverde ipe rain screen hardwood siding is the most rugged and durable species available for rain screen wood siding installations.

Finally it is maintenance free as it will gray out like any hardwood or your can maintain colors with a periodic uv finisher. Advantage rainscreen siding is a custom profile that we run in house at one of our fully operational lumber mills. The mills are ready to customize your order. Rain screens remain popular today and have already stood the tests of time.

We can mill ipe siding to your specifications. And it looks fantastic. Rainscreen real rainscreen siding is durable as it is built from brazilian hardwoods that are between 2 and 3 times as hard as oak. Ipe siding may be installed vertically horizontally or even diagonally.