August 1999
The Rehab Guide: Exterior Walls is Volume 2 in a series of guidebooks produced by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Rehab Guide seeks to keep the design and construction industry abreast of innovations and state-of-the-art practices in home rehabilitation.
Volume 2 provides detailed information about designing and constructing residential exterior walls. Part 1 includes the volume’s forward and introduction and chapters on designing and engineering exterior walls; masonry/brick veneer; sheathing; vapor retarders; and air infiltration barriers, insulation, and vinyl siding. Part 2 includes chapters on metal siding, wood shingles and shakes, solid wood siding, hardboard siding, engineered wood siding, plywood panel siding, fiber cement siding, EIFS and stucco, exterior trim, sealants and caulks, and paint and other finishes.
The information in each Chapter of this volume is organized into essential knowledge; techniques, materials and tools; suggestions for further reading; and/or product information.
Prepared for:
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office of Policy Development and Research
96 pages