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Dryvit Outsulation Shows Its Stuff in Adverse Weather
 Dryvit’s Outsulation Rapidry DM proved its mettle last December in a home built in Voluntown, Conn. under challenging weather conditions for the Feb. 8 broadcast of the "Extreme Makeover, Home Edition" television program.
The conditions under which more than 2,500 square feet of an Outsulation RMD system was installed in less than 48 hours “really demonstrated the unique advantages that Dryvit’s Rapidry DM 35-50 and 50-75 products offer in accelerating drying times that allow you to work much faster and more efficiently in colder temperatures,” said Al Zabbo, Dryvit’s field service manager who oversaw the installation.
Because Rapidry significantly reduces curing times in colder weather, the product allows contractors to complete two installation steps — either insulation board installation and rasping or base coat and finish application — in a single work day, when proper tenting and heating are used. The result is significantly faster installation of the overall Outsulation system.
That benefit was put to the test in Voluntown. An unexpectedly cold early December frost — with wind chills in the single digits — met the team Zabbo assembled when they arrived at the job site at 3 a.m. on the first day. Not even several delays, and the addition of a cold, driving rain later in the construction, did anything to diminish the enthusiasm of the Dryvit applicators, or the speed of the application.
“The tenting and heating held up well under these extreme conditions, and we got the job done,” said Zabbo.
Dryvit Systems, Inc. is the nation’s leading manufacturer of highly energy-efficient exterior cladding systems that are more energy-efficient and produce a smaller carbon footprint than other common claddings like brick, wood, vinyl and stucco.
Outsulation RMD systems are highly energy-efficient through the placement of the insulation on the exterior of the home’s wall, which independent testing by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Canadian Mortgage & Housing Corporation has revealed to be the most effective insulation method.
Outsulation can be used for new home projects, but it can also be used when renovating a property, regardless of what is currently on the exterior.
Home owners report savings of more than 20% on their energy bills after their homes have been renovated with Dryvit Outsulation RMD, according to the manufacturer.
Headquartered in West Warwick, R.I., Dryvit is a member of the National Council of the Housing Industry — The Leading Suppliers of NAHB.
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