Real Rain Screen ™ siding is beautiful, durable, easy to install and maintenance-free. Color will weather to gray however maintaining the natural color is easy by periodically applying a UV protecting Finisher. We have several choices available with different colors. Remember our RealWood™ hardwood lumber is rated to last 40 to 100 years.  Effectively a lifetime. Installation is easy with our signature H-clip and siding profile system

Decking and Siding Match or coordinate:  Real Ipe Decking on your Ipe Deck and Ipe Rainscreen siding or Rain Screen on your home.  What could be more natural.  Unless you coordinate.  All the Brazilian Hardwoods look good together.  You can have Real Jatoba Siding and Ipe decking.  Mix and have fun.  Our sample kits will allow you to see what works best for your home.  You imagination is your only limit.

Real RainScreen ™ siding provides excellent protection from mold causing moisture than other construction methods. Over the past several decades, moisture damage in homes has caused insurance rates to increase significantly. Some insurers have considered requiring rain screen siding to curtail ever-escalating claims caused by moisture damage. Moisture damage is most often caused by poor installation of conventional siding and window openings. British Columbia, Canada already requires rain screen siding on all new construction. Rain screen siding has become more widely used in Europe and Canada in recent decades.  As such, the US compelled HUD to publish a circular, "Moisture Resistant Homes." This document recommends rain screen exterior construction as it efficiently protects against moisture build up. If you think of Florida, SC, NC, Atlanta, or anywhere with humid climates in the southern US this becomes especially important.

Why use RainScreen ™?
1) Real RainScreen siding is durable as it is built from Brazilian Hardwoods that are between 2 and 3 times as hard as oak. 
2) RainScreen is beautiful with the colors and varieties of Ipe, Jatoba, Garapa, Massaranduba and others. 
3) Real Rain Screeen is easy to install with our signature "H" clips. 
4) Finally it is maintenance-free as it will gray out like any hardwood or your can maintain colors with a periodic UV finisher. 

Many choices are available for color preference and our Realwood™ hardwood lumber is rated to last a lifetime – 40 to 100 years. Our signature H-clip and siding profile system makes installation easy and our siding requires no maintenance to maintain its durability.
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the Real Rain Screen Package - what you get when you buy

Each 100 sq ft package includes the following:
• 240 linear feet of milled siding - these are random lengths you should expect in 8’ – 14’
• 190 Signature clips made by Real Rain Screen
• 200 #2 sq drive, 8 x 2 ½” , Magni 599 coated, coarse thread, #17 drill tipped screws
• #2 drive chuck
The included screws and clips are ample for 100 sf of coverage assuming 16" on center furring strips

Furring strips are NOT included. Buy this stuff locally.  Options include pressure treated pine or cypress.  They are easily available in 1x2s which is a good size for furring strips

Real Rain Screen ™ Installation

The big picture

Installation requires furring strips fastened to exterior walls over a vapor barrier. Siding is fastened to furring strips – most commonly with 16” centers.

Our coated aluminum H-clips are installed using our coated and galvanized steel square drive screws.

This installation provides channels in the walls, which allow the siding to breathe eliminating moisture and minimizing thermal transfer.

Rain Screen Profile

Ipe Real Rain Screen               vs                    Ipe ShipLap
 

Installation Photos

Garapa RainScreen Siding

H-Clips