EZ#Bead#–#Drip#Cap#&#Weep#Screed#Install#Mee8ng#IRC#Building#Code#2003,2006,#2009#&#2012#

For#Hardcoat#Stucco#&#Thin#Veneer#Stone#Interpretations of codes are those of the presenter.

Local code jurisdiction will take precedence over interpretations made in this Presentation

Amico#EKZ#Bead#Steve#Long#

SL405@aol.com#

Weep$Screed$Install$IRC#Code#Sec8on#R703.6.2.1#Weep$Screeds.#$A#minimum#0.0019Kinch#(0.5mm)#(no#26#galvanized#sheet#gage)#corrosionKresistant#weep#screed#or#plas8c#weep#screed#with#a#minimum#ver8cal#aWachment#flange#of#3#1/2"#inches#(89mm)$shall$be$provided#at#or#below#the#founda8on#plate#line#on#exterior#stud#walls#in#accordance#with#ASTM#C926.#The#weep#screed#shall#be#placed#a#minimum#of#4#inches#(102.mm)#above#the#earth#or#2#inches#(51mm)#above#paved#surface#areas#and#shall#be#of#a#type#that#will#allow#trapped#water#to#drain#to#the#exterior#of#the#building.##The#water#resistant#barrier#shall#lap#the#aWachment#flange.##The#exterior#lath#shall#cover#and#terminate#on#the#aWachment#flange#of#the#weep#screed.#

Weep#Screed#Installed#–#Wood#Frame#Construc8on#

Bo6om$Edge$of$Weep$Screed$Not$less$than$1$inch$below$Joint$Formed$by$FoundaBon$and$Framing$ Flash$the$leg$

Weep#Install#–#Building#Paper#(WRB)#Rainscreen#(if#used)#Lath,#Veneer#

All$Layers$of$PaperFKeene$Rainscreen$Lath$placed$over$top$of$Weep$Leg$

Shedding$over$leg$allowing$water$to$escape$wall$

Amico#Weep#Screed##

Available$in$Tan$ Available$in$Gray$

Weep#Screed#Allows#Moisture#to#Escape#&#Prevent#Moisture#From#Wicking#Up#from#Ground#

Stucco$and$Stone$Can$ConBnue$Below$Weep$Screed$on$FoundaBon$

Bo6om$Edge$of$Weep$Screed$Not$less$than$1$inch$below$Joint$Formed$by$FoundaBon$and$Framing$

Weep#Screed#Can#look#Good#Amico$Weep$Screed$Barely$Visible$

Joint$LeM$Open$and$Tight$So$it$is$more$AestheBcally$Appealing$

EFZ$Bead$(Casing$Bead)$IRC$2006,$2009,$2012$R703.6$Exterior$plaster.$$InstallaBon$of$these$materials$shall$be$in$compliance$with$ASTMC926$and$ASTM1063$and$the$provisions$of$this$code.$#ASTMC1063#(Lath#and#Furring#Spec)#7.11.3$Casing$Beads#–#NonloadKbearing#members#shall#be#isolated#from#load#bearing#members,#and#all#penetra8ng#elements,#with#casing#beads#or#other#suitable#means,#to#avoid#transfer#of#structural#loads,#and#to#separate$from$dissimilar$materials.##ASTMC926#(Portland#Cement#Plaster#Spec)#7.1.4#Separa8on#shall#be#provided#where#plaster#abuts#dissimilar#construc8on#materials#or#openings.#(See#A2.1.4.)###

Amico$EFZ$Bead $ $ $$Amico#EKZ#Bead#is#a#rigid#PVC#casing#bead#with#a#flexible#3/8”#x#¼”#deep#flexible#expansion#flange#with#a#bond#breaking#tape#that#allows#the#installer#to#correctly#space#the#casing#from#the#dissimilar#surface#crea8ng#a#joint#to#be#caulked#that#will#func8on#correctly#and#be#aesthe8cally#pleasing.##Saves#8me#and#labor#to#install#as#well#as#using#less#sealant#due#to#a#consistent#joint.##Func8oning#joint#means#it#stops#the#intrusion#of#moisture.###

Install#EKZ#Bead#&#Drip#Cap#Windows#Drip$Cap$–$Leg$is$under$Flashing$and$Paper$–$Over$top$of$Window$Head$

Drip$Cap$Will$Then$Come$Over$Top$of$EFZ$BeadF$DirecBng$Moisture$Out$

Amico$EFZ$Bead$Install$#EKZ#Bead#is#always#installed#on#top#of#the#Building#paper#(WRB)#The#perforated#flange#is#never#under#the#paper.###If#there#is#Rainscreen#–#In#this#picture#Keene#Rainscreen#020K1#is#over#the#building#paper#(WRB)#–#EKZ#bead#is#then#placed#on#top#of#the#Rainscreen.##EKZ#bead#rides#on#top#of#the#WRB#and#or#Rainscreen#–#the#perforated#flange#is#never#under#it#.##Should#look#like#this#prior#to#lath#being#applied.#

EKZ#Bead#Installed#at#Window#

Hand$Nail$Along$Jamb$ Cut$Rigid$flange$

EKZ#Bead#Installed#at#Window#

Cut$SoM$Expansion$Flange$ Bring$Under$Sill$

EKZ#Bead#Installed#at#Window#Make$Cuts$and$Up$the$Opposite$Jamb$ Finish$Opposite$Jamb$

EKZ#Bead#Installed#at#Window#Lath$is$Applied$Over$Top$of$EFZ$Bead$Flange$

Hand$Nailing$at$Flange$is$Recommended$

EKZ#Bead#Install#

In$Place$ Ready$For$Mortar$

EKZ#Bead#Install#Expansion#Between#All#Dissimilar#Surfaces#

EFZ$Bead$Ready$To$Caulk$#

DO#NOT#REMOVE#THE#BOND#BREAKING#TAPE!!!##It#is#there#as#a#bond#breaker#when#sealant#is#applied.##The#bond#breaking#tape#allows#for#2#sided#adhesion#of#the#sealant..#

EKZ#Bead#Install#Mortar$is$then$Installed$up$to$Ground$of$EFZ$Bead$ Detail$

TIPSK#Windows#With#a#J#Flange#For#Vinyl#Siding#Have#an#Insert#to#Create#a#Flat#Surface#For#Stucco#and#Thin#Veneer#Stone#

J$Flange$on$a$Vinyl$Window$Insert$goes$in$to$make$Flat$Surface$

TIPSK#Windows#With#a#J#Flange#For#Vinyl#Siding#Have#an#Insert#to#Create#a#Flat#Surface#

Insert$being$placed$Insert$goes$in$to$make$Jamb$a$flat$surface.$

EKZ#Bead#Install#

In$Place$and$Caulked$ In$Place$and$Caulked$

E.R.#Long#Associates#Inc#We#hope#that#this#small#guide#allows#the#designer,#home#builder,#sub#contractor,#and#code#official#to#be#on#the#same#page.##The#mission#is#for#end#user#to#get#a#Hard#Coat#Stucco#and#or#Thin#Stone#Veneer#system#that#will#reach#its#full#life#cycle.##Correct#moisture#control#is#a#big#start.##Specify#Amico#EKZ#Bead,#Amico#Founda8on#Weep#Screed#and#we#

will#con8nue#to#help#educate#the#industry.##

Steven#Long#SL405@aol.com##

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