DETAILING  FOR  MOISTURE    

SYSTEMS:    Walls  - External  Impervious  surfaces  - Double  skin  wall  - Rain  screen  system  - Tanking    

 Roofing  - Eaves  - Box  gutters  - Parapet  walls  

 Joints  - Flashing  

 

   Neutralize  forces:    

o Slopes  /overlaps  o Double  cavity  walls  o Capping  

 

 SPECIFIC  DETAIL:  Capillary  action  How:  drip  or  break  Diagram:    

3  main  strategies  - Remove  water  - Keep   water   away   from  

openings  - Neutralize  the  forces  that  move  

water  through  openings.    

Strategies  to  remove  openings  o Sealants  (silicon)  o Gaskets  

 

To  keep  away  from  openings    o Grading  roofs  o Overlapping  cladding  o Sloping  window  sills,  

surfaces