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A Rainscreen siding system refers to the style of installation and fastening of the siding material to the structure. Rainscreen siding systems have an air gap between the siding material and the structure itself. This air gap is typically in the range of 3/4" and offers numerous benefits including thermal insulation and moisture stability of the siding boards - which is particularly important when using high density hardwoods such as Ipe, Batu and Cumaru. In modern rainscreen siding systems attached with clips, there is an additional air gap between the actual siding boards themselves; the gap is very small typically around 1/16" - and it is completely invisible when looking at the finished rainscreen system after installation.

Rainscreen siding systems have been around for centuries. Amazingly, some of these all wood structures which were designed and built in the 12th century in Norway and are still standing today. The key design principal is much the same then as it is with modern Rainscreen siding systems today: there is an air gap between the structure and wood siding boards. This both protects the structure underneath and it keeps the outer cladding boards perfectly stable because there is airflow or ventilation on the outside and behind the wood siding boards.

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