Method for drying sheathing in structures
OwnerPhillip E. Janseninventor
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Abstract
An improved system is disclosed drying interior layers of sheathing by reducing moisture in narrow wall spaces, particularly between layers of sheathing and/or insulation board. The method involves inserting a special nozzle into a hole drilled into the wall. The nozzle has a depth gauge in the form of a shoulder, calibrated screw threads or other equivalent means to control the placement of a drying substance into the space without damaging the insulation board or blocking the outlet for the drying substance which may be warm, low humidity air.
Claims17
Method of reducing moisture in a sheathing of known thickness and reducing moisture in a space between layers of sheathing, the space between layers being thinner than the known thickness, comprising the acts of:
- making a hole in the sheathing of known thickness for access to the space between sheathing layers;
- installing a nozzle through the hole and into the space between sheathing layers, the body of the nozzle having a depth gauge for controlling the depth which the nozzle may be installed into the space and a retainer for holding the body of the nozzle in place, so that an outlet is in communication with the space between sheathing layers;
- connecting a supply of drying substance to the nozzle allowing the substance to flow through an outlet of the nozzle into the space between sheathing layers.
Method of reducing moisture in a first layer of sheathing of known thickness and reducing moisture in a space between the first layer of sheathing and a second layer of sheathing, both layers being internal to a wall, the space between layers being thinner than the known thickness, comprising the acts of:
- making a hole in one of the first layer of sheathing and the second layer of sheathing for access to the space between sheathing layers;
- installing a nozzle through the hole and into the space between sheathing layers, so that the nozzle is in communication with the space between sheathing layers;
- connecting a supply of drying substance to the nozzle allowing the substance to flow through an outlet of the nozzle into the space between sheathing layers.
Method of reducing moisture in a exterior insulation finish system wall exterior sheathing and reducing moisture in a space between the layer of exterior sheathing and a layer of exterior insulation sheathing, the space between layers being thinner than the layer of exterior sheathing and thinner than the layer of exterior insulation sheathing, comprising the acts of:
- making a hole in an exterior finish stucco layer and in alignment therewith, extending the hole through the layer of exterior insulation sheathing for access to the space between sheathing layers;
- installing an air hose to the hole so that dry air can be carried into the space between sheathing layers;
- connecting a supply of dry air to the hose allowing the dry air to flow through the hole into the space between sheathing layers.
Method of reducing moisture in a exterior insulation finish system wall exterior sheathing and reducing moisture in a space between the layer of exterior sheathing and a layer of exterior insulation sheathing, the space between layers being thinner than the layer of exterior sheathing and thinner than the layer of exterior insulation sheathing, comprising the acts of:
- making a hole in an interior surface sheathing layer of the wall and in alignment therewith, through the exterior sheathing layer for access to a space between the exterior sheathing layer and an exterior insulation layer;
- inserting a nozzle to engage the hole in the exterior sheathing by inserting the nozzle through the hole in the interior sheathing so that dry air can be provided into a space between the layer of exterior sheathing and the layer of exterior insulation from the inside of a structure enclosed by the wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.