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designing a wall assembly

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

Have you ever looked at how the walls in a house are constructed?  Which combination is used?  Why do you think that is?  

Patricia Lougheed

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