Exterior Wall Assembly Systems

摘要

An attachment strip for attaching lath to a wall and a system for attaching lath to a wall with increased water resistive characteristics. The attachment strip has protruding teeth on an attachment plate that holds the lath in place, and a mounting plate that secures the lath furring strip against the wall and framing. In addition, since attachment strip, instead of the lath directly, is secured to the sheathing, fewer mounting devices are needed compared to when a lath is directly secured to a sheathing, where substantially more mounting devices would be needed. Thus in this arrangement, fewer penetrations are created when installing the lath. Additional water resistive features, such insulation layers, and a drainage space surrounded by two water resistive barriers, create space that not only increases insulation, but protects the inner layers of a wall from damage.

主权项

1. An attachment strip for attaching a lath to a wall, comprising:
a mounting plate configured for placement completely flush against said wall; a mounting device for securing said mounting plate to said wall; an attachment plate configured to secure said lath directly to said attachment plate, said attachment plate configured to project away from said wall, said attachment plate substantially perpendicular to said mounting plate, said attachment plate having a vertical edge; and, at least one protruding tooth projecting from said vertical edge of said attachment plate, said at least one protruding tooth configured to secure said lath to said attachment strip, wherein said at least one protruding tooth is configured to project away from said wall; wherein said at least one protruding tooth comprises at least one groove adjacent to said vertical edge of said attachment plate, said at least one groove configured to hold said lath in a pre-set position; whereby mounting said lath over said at least one protruding tooth prevents said lath from easily detaching from said attachment strip; whereby mounting said lath to said wall via said attachment plate results in less moisture intrusion into said wall compared to alternatively mounting said lath directly to said wall.