StoTherm EIFS: Installation Guide - Sto Corp.

1 St oT he rm EI FS:Ins tallationGuide2 Sto is the inno vati ve worldleaderin cladding,coatin g and restorati on sys was an Exteri or Insulation and Finis h Systemspion eer - in trod ucing StoTh er m to Eur op e in in Atlanta,Georgia,ISO 9001:2000and140 01 :2 004 Certi fi ed Sto Corp.,cont inuesto lead the NorthAmer ic an in du st ry ininno vat io n; provi di ng the highestqua lity productsan d servic es to en hanc e ourcus tom er s industry leadi ng EI FS, Stu cc o, Coa tin gs an d Conc re teRe stor ation pro duc ts are manu facturedin four pla nts loc ated stra tegically acros sNort h Am erica to serveover mo re tha n 200 di stribu tor loc ation s in the.

2 An dCan ada. We conti nue to rev olutionize the indus try with StoMachineTech nology a fa st er , more economic way to applyEIFS ; StoD esig n, con su lta tive designand colorse rvice s, and the Sto Instit ut e, wh ic h tra ins build ing prof es sion als inpr ope r technique s to ensur e las ting result s. Applica tion Tec hn olog Des ig io n, an d the hi ghestqualitypro ducts ma ke Sto the in novativeworld lea derin cl ad di ng , co ati ng an d res tor ationsy st ems .Sto pion eeredEI FS in Eu rop e - 1963 Prod uct s incl ude : EIFS, Stucc o, Coat ings,Wat erp roof Ai r Ba rr iers and Con crete Restorat ionHead qu ar tered in At lant a ISO 9001:200 0 an d 1400 1:2 004 Certif ied 200+ Dis tr ib ut or locat ion sRe volu ti on izin g th e Ind us try!

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4 The y shouldbe ins talle d in acc or -danc e with thos e spec if icat io ns an d Sto s instructions. Sto Co rp. dis claimsall, an das sume s no, liabi lity for on-s ite in sp ect ions , for its pro ductsapplied improperly,or byunqualif ie d personsor ent it ie s, or as par t of an improperly designedor cons tructedbuilding,for the nonp erf or man ce of adj acent buildingco mponentsor as semblies,orfor ot he r con struc ti on act iv iti es beyon d Sto s co use of Sto pro ductsor us e as pa rt of an imp ro per ly des ign ed or constructed largerass emblyor buildingmay result in seri ou s da mag e to thi s pr oduct.

5 And to the structureof the building orit s co mpo nent r the fu lles t, most currentinf ormation on proper application,cle an-up,mix -in g and ot her spec ific at io ns an d war ran ti es , cautionsand disclaimers,ple ase refe r tothe StoCorp .website, ble of Co nt en tsStoTherm EI FSIn trod uct io n ..6 Proj ec t Pr epa rat ion ..7Ma te ri al Stor age and Handling.. 7Su bs tr ates ..8 Liq uid-a pp lie d Wa terpr oof Air Barri er ..8At ta ch men ts ..9Me ch anic al Fas te ners..10Ba ck wr appi ng ..10In sul at ion Boa rds.

6 11Ex panded Poly styre ne (E PS) Qua li ty Tes t ..11St or ag e ..12Cu tt in g EPS Boa rds ..12Ad hes iv e Appl ica tion ..13EP S Boa rd Application ..13 Fill in g EP S Voids..15Ra sp in g ..16Ba se Coat & Me sh Application..16 Pri mer Ap plica tion ..19 Fin is h App lica tion ..19 Floa tin g or Spr aying Textures..20 Sea la nts ..22Ex pansio n Joi nt s ..23 StoT herm EIF S NE xT Inst al lat ion ..24 Failure Pr evention..27 Moi stu re Int rusionand Critic al Details..28Th e Li st of NE VE RS ..29-3 1Sy st emsandPr oducts.

7 33 StoT herm EIF Sys tem s ..34-3 5 StoT herm EIF S Prod ucts ..36-3 8Av erag e Cove rage s for Sto Pr oduc ts ..39-4 1 EIF S In du st ry Adhesives Coverage..41St oMachineTechn ol og y..43 StoS ilo ..44 Compar ative Job Da ta ..46 Port ab le Equipment ..47 Prod uct Re fe re nc e Charts..48-5 0 Sto Jet Mix er ..51 Estim ati ng..53Av erag e Labor Pr oduc tion ..54 Est ima tor Che ck list ..55 General Informati on..57 StoT herm EIF S In st all at ion Ins pe ct ion Checklists ..58-6 0Te ch ni cal Support.

8 6145 TheExteriorIn su lationandFi nishSystem(EI FS)6In troductionA trad iti ona l EIF S, also knownas a ClassPB EIFS, is a non-loadbear ingexte rior wall cladding consistingof:1. Adhes ive and/ormechanicalatt ac hment2. In su lat ion boa rd3. Gla ss fi be r reinforcingmesh4. Base Coat5. Fin ish Co atTr ad iti ona l EIFS offe r manyadvantagesin comparisonto othe rcla ddi ng s, including: Ener gy savings Exce ll ent we ather resistance Seaml ess wa ll cove ring Low in st alle d cost Aesth eti c versa tility Low mai nt ena nceBec aus e it pr ovidesmoist ur e protection at the outerplaneof the walla trad it ion al EIFS is oftencalleda bar rier, or face seal, wall des ign.

9 Inco mbi nati on with othercomponentsof construction - windows,flash -ings an d sea la nts - it resist s moisturepenetrationat the outermostsur -fac e of th e wa oTh erm NE xT is the next generation of EIFS whichadds a seamlesswat erp roof air ba rrie r behindthe EIFS wall ovi des all the sa me benefitsof traditionalEIFS, plus it provides: Secondary mois ture protection In creas ed air infiltration/exfiltrationresist anc e Dr ain age of incident al moist ur e in the eventof a brea ch in the EIFSwal l cover ing (muc h like a cavitywall design), when com bin ed wi thst arte r tr ack with wee p holesand verticalrib bon s of adh esi :EIFS requ ire bui ld ing code evaluationreportsthat recognizea particularsystemas an equ ivale nt to the materials/methodsof constructionpr escribedin the have modelbuildingcode recogni-ti on.

10 Oftentheserepo rts are requiredfo r issuanceof a buildingpermitor tocomplywi th Wat erpr oof Air Barrier2. Adhesive3. Insulation boa rd4. Reinf orcingmesh5. Base coa t6. FinishcoatStoTherm NExT:theNextGener ati onofEI FS1. Adhesive2. Insulation Boa rd3. Re infor cing Me sh4. Ba se Coat5. Finis h CoatTr aditi on al orCl assPB EI FS7As a man ufa cture r of high quality, technologically advanced products,Sto wi sh es to pr ovideyou with as muc h informationas pos sible toensu re that you, the professionalins taller,achievea succ es sful, highqual ity ins talla tion.