[Greenbuilding] Water Barrier

[RT]

On Fri, 01 Mar 2013 09:58:32 -0500, Sacie Lambertson  
<sacie.lambertson at gmail.com> wrote:

> Opps,   We in fact experience both, when the wind
> blows it in or when without rain moisture simply permeates the wall,  
> leaving a stain in
> its wake.

I know that Sacie sent me some snapshots of her house long ago but  
unfortunately, I  can't recall which computer/hard drive/mail program  
they're stored on, at the moment.

However one thing that I seem to recall is that there were minimal (if  
any) roof overhangs on the deisgn.

I'm wondering if the bulk water leaks are in fact going through the stucco  
+ foam wall assembly as Sacie suspects but rather, if it's actually  
getting in elsewhere ? (ie at a wall/roof junction or perhaps improperly  
flashed windows or ...)

I recall Sacie mentioning that she had critters in her walls. I'm  
wondering if the water is getting into the building envelope through the  
same route that the critters found ?


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