SYSTEMS: Walls - External Impervious surfaces - Double skin wall - Rain screen system - Tanking Roofing - Eaves - Box gutters - Parapet walls Joints - Flashing
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.
DETAILING FOR MOISTURE
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
Neutralize forces: o Slopes /overlaps o Double cavity walls o Capping