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Robin E. Snyder Senior Member Username: robin
Post Number: 62 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 - 07:39 pm: | |
Has anyone ever heard of aluminum wall panel installations (aluco-bond type) as either "wet" or "dry"? With the "wet" having frequent joints w/ sealants and the "dry" being designed as a weathertight system without caulking every few feet? |
William C. Pegues, FCSI, CCS Senior Member Username: wpegues
Post Number: 621 Registered: 10-2002
| Posted on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 - 08:17 pm: | |
Yes, there is a wet vs dry system. I am not sure that it is in their literature. Though I think they do very well with their product, I really like the technical support that the Alpollic people give than anyone else. William |
Anne Whitacre, FCSI CCS Senior Member Username: awhitacre
Post Number: 389 Registered: 07-2002
| Posted on Thursday, September 21, 2006 - 08:08 pm: | |
yes, the systems are referred to that way. the "dry" type are usually a rainscreen without wet sealants and designed to drain onto a drainage plane behind the panels. this is pretty common terminology in the industry and the manufacturer's sites often use it as well. |
Wayne Yancey Senior Member Username: wyancey
Post Number: 179 Registered: 05-2005
| Posted on Friday, September 22, 2006 - 11:45 am: | |
Wet seal is a face sealed system using elastomeric sealants. Dry seal is a face sealed system using extruded shapes keyed into the joints. Both are face sealed relying in sealant or extruded shapes to manage water infiltration. No redundancy with face sealed systems. If water gets in (and it will) there is no venting, drainage, and drying as offered by the rainscreen systems (pressure equalized or otherwise). Wayne |
John Hunter Senior Member Username: johnhunter
Post Number: 9 Registered: 12-2005
| Posted on Friday, September 22, 2006 - 02:41 pm: | |
In addition, note that the manufacturers only make ACM panels - it is the fabricator/ installers who assemble the system, including attachments, sealants, flashings, clips, etc. and are usually the best source for information about performance and price issues in your particular region. In Northern California, we've talked to Alumawall (alumawall.com) and found them to have a well-developed system and to be helpful. |