designing a wall assembly
designing a wall assembly
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Let's compare the following two wall assemblies listed from exterior to interior: 1. concrete, insulation, and gypsum board and 2.stucco, insulation, and concrete. Therefore, in case one, the insulation is inside, and in case two, the insulation is outside. Case one is good because the insulation may not fall where the dew point temperature is. Case two is good because the concrete is not exposed to freeze-thaw conditions. So, which is the more practical wall assembly to use?





RE: designing a wall assembly
RE: designing a wall assembly
Each structure has to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis -
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RE: designing a wall assembly
RE: designing a wall assembly
Option 2 allows you to add color to the exterior. However, it is not as durable as the concrete when it comes to vandals and weather. It also is very dependant on correctly installing the detail accessories like flashing and caulking.
In the end, it is a matter of architectural tast. I happen to like the variety of cast-in-place concrete with form liners.