Vanish Rainscreen 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 Rainscreen choices available with different colors. Remember our Brazilian hardwood lumber is rated to last 40 to 100 years, effectively a lifetime. Installation is easy with our signature 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. Unless you coordinate.  All the Brazilian Hardwoods look good together.  You can have Garapa Rainscreen 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.

Vanish ™ 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 rainscreen 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 Rainscreen (rain screen siding) on all new construction. Rainscreen 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 rainscreen 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.

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Why use RainScreen ™?
1) Rainscreen  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, Garapa, Bamboo and others. 
3) Rainscreen (Rain Screen) is easy to install. 
4) Finally it is maintenance-free as it will gray out like any hardwood or your can maintain colors with a periodic UV finisher. 

How Rainscreen Works

The space for air that rainscreen creates between the cladding back and face of the water resistive barrier, is designed to decline the forces that draw water into the assembly. Water that reaches the back of cladding is then allowed to drain from the wall assembly through the space created by the rainscreen. Apart from these capabilities, a rainscreen system also helps accelerate the drying of vapor that collects in the interior wall assembly by transferring air in a convective way throughout the cavity.

Many choices are available for color preference and our Brazilian hardwood lumber is rated to last a lifetime – 40 to 100 years. Our signature siding profile system makes installation easy and our siding requires no maintenance to maintain its durability.
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The Rainscreen Package - what you get when you buy

Each 100 sq ft Rainscreen package includes the following:
• 253 linear feet of milled siding - these are random lengths you should expect in 8’ – 14’
• 200 clips
• 200 Stainless Steel Screws

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