Masons UNI Flexible Air Barrier
Product Description
With sweeping views and an exposed ridgeline location, well known Hamilton designer Noel Jessop wanted a cost-effective way to protect the framing of this imposing new build for a knowledgeable and exacting client.
The wall assembly on this project called for a water repellent breathable drainage plane over timber frames, a cavity created with timber battens followed by compressed fibre cement sheet with negative detailing and finally a Cedar rain screen. This complex build on an exposed site needed a weather-air barrier that could handle the elements on site, be simple to install and would perform well both during the build period and for the life of the structure.
Noel Jessop – principal
"Seeing the product on site, and having watched how easy this has been to install, I’m super impressed with the quality of the product, and how it held up to a wet and windy winter!
UNI has been the perfect saviour for this project, there were no delays due to weather, and the builders, sub-trades were all able to proceed without any interruptions to the project. Seeing how well UNI has held up to the wind also impressed me, any other product wouldn’t have had this result’’.
Builder Hayden Johnstone had this to say
“We found the product easy to install and with the addition of 40 Below tape on the joins UNI has prevented the ingress of water during a winter build.
On the really wet days it was great to have the option to continue working in the inside of the building without having to finish the exterior cladding. Dry builders are happy builders”
The UNI Flexible Air Barrier system provided a tough, resilient highly water-resistant yet breathable weather barrier during the build and over the life of the structure. When installed with 40 below flashing tape and UNI cap nails, air and moisture were effectively excluded from the framing and insulation.
The system installs quickly with a minimum of components and offers a choice of fixing methods.
Suitable for all wind zones including Very High. Extra high with a specific fixing method*
*In extra high wind zones only a specific fixing method must be used, this falls outside of the current Codemark and is an alternative solution.
