Nailable plastic furring

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Author Message Ed Storer Advanced Member Username: ed_storer Post Number: 5 Registered: 05-2009 Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2013 - 10:58 pm:    I'm working on a project that is SO GREEN that preservative treated wood is taboo (OK borate treatment is permitted, but it won't work). The design is for wood siding employed in a rainscreen fashion. Of course, continuous insulation is part of the design. Metal Z-furring is used for the thickness of the insulation, but we still need 1 by 3 furring and the designer insists that screws are unacceptable for attaching wood siding. I haven't been able to locate a non-wood nailable furring. It seems that one of the plastic decking manufacturers would offer it, but apparently it doesn't warrant a web page. All suggestions are welcome. Richard Gonser AIA CSI CCCA SCIP LEED Senior Member Username: rich_gonser Post Number: 36 Registered: 11-2008 Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2013 - 11:53 pm:    I wrote some brief manufacturer guide specs for a company called: Resysta North America, Inc.: Product, Resysta Decking; www.resysta.us. (909) 465-1000, 13771 Roswell Avenue, Suite H, Chino, California 91710 This sounds like exactly what your looking for. They have a rainscreen siding product and a complete set of support subframing. They just came over from Germany last year with this product that has been used in Europe. FYI, it is going in lot of hotel projects in Hawaii. Ask for Arne Zenneck, he is their head of sales. Wayne Yancey Senior Member Username: wayne_yancey Post Number: 574 Registered: 01-2008 Posted on Monday, March 11, 2013 - 11:07 am:    Ed, To elimiate the metal Z-furring consider the Cascadia Clip at http://www.cascadiawindows.com/products/series53.php For wood siding consider this system from Coravent at http://www.cor-a-vent.com/siding-vent-sv-3.cfm These strips can also be used horizontally because they are draining. John Bunzick, CCS, CCCA, LEED AP Senior Member Username: bunzick Post Number: 1484 Registered: 03-2002 Posted on Monday, March 11, 2013 - 05:10 pm:    Is the concern that the 1 by 3 is too flimsy? That it would be pressure treated? or some other concern? I'm also curious how thick the insulation is. Where I'm going with this is a detail concept that would reduce the thermal bridging, rather than using plastic as furring. That would concern me a bit for its ability to hold fasteners. Wayne Yancey Senior Member Username: wayne_yancey Post Number: 575 Registered: 01-2008 Posted on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - 10:32 am:    Ed, Vaproshield’s offers a plastic rainscreen type batten system. I don’t have any experience with this system. Link: http://www.vaproshield.com/products/rainscreen/vaprobatten Hope this helps. Ed Storer Senior Member Username: ed_storer Post Number: 6 Registered: 05-2009 Posted on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - 12:16 pm:    Wayne, I had a feeling that I had encountered a nailable non-wood furring before. That was it. Thanks!