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EZ#Bead#–#Drip#Cap#&#Weep#Screed#Install#
Mee8ng#IRC#Building#Code#2003,2006,#2009#&#2012#
   For#Hardcoat#Stucco#&#Thin#Veneer#Stone#
              Interpretations of codes are those of the presenter.
 Local code jurisdiction will take precedence over interpretations made in this
                                   Presentation

                        Amico#EKZ#Bead#
                          Steve#Long#
                        SL405@aol.com#

Weep$Screed$Install$
IRC#Code#Sec8on#
R703.6.2.1#Weep$Screeds.#$A#minimum#
0.0019Kinch#(0.5mm)#(no#26#galvanized#
sheet#gage)#corrosionKresistant#weep#
screed#or#plas8c#weep#screed#with#a#
minimum#ver8cal#aWachment#ﬂange#of#
3#1/2"#inches#(89mm)$shall$be$
provided#at#or#below#the#founda8on#
plate#line#on#exterior#stud#walls#in#
accordance#with#ASTM#C926.#
The#weep#screed#shall#be#placed#a#
minimum#of#4#inches#(102.mm)#above#
the#earth#or#2#inches#(51mm)#above#
paved#surface#areas#and#shall#be#of#a#
type#that#will#allow#trapped#water#to#
drain#to#the#exterior#of#the#building.##
The#water#resistant#barrier#shall#lap#
the#aWachment#ﬂange.##The#exterior#
lath#shall#cover#and#terminate#on#the#
aWachment#ﬂange#of#the#weep#screed.#

Weep#Screed#Installed#–#Wood#Frame#
           Construc8on#
Bo6om$Edge$of$Weep$Screed$Not$less$than$1$inch$below$
Joint$Formed$by$FoundaBon$and$Framing$                  Flash$the$leg$

Weep#Install#–#Building#Paper#(WRB)#
   Rainscreen#(if#used)#Lath,#Veneer#
All$Layers$of$PaperFKeene$Rainscreen$   Shedding$over$leg$allowing$water$
Lath$placed$over$top$of$Weep$Leg$       to$escape$wall$

Amico#Weep#Screed##
Available$in$Tan$      Available$in$Gray$

Weep#Screed#Allows#Moisture#to#Escape#&#Prevent#
     Moisture#From#Wicking#Up#from#Ground#
Stucco$and$Stone$Can$ConBnue$     Bo6om$Edge$of$Weep$Screed$Not$less$than$1$inch$
Below$Weep$Screed$on$FoundaBon$   below$Joint$Formed$by$FoundaBon$and$Framing$

Weep#Screed#Can#look#Good#
Amico$Weep$Screed$Barely$   Joint$LeM$Open$and$Tight$So$it$is$
Visible$                    more$AestheBcally$Appealing$

EFZ$Bead$(Casing$Bead)$
IRC$2006,$2009,$2012$
R703.6$Exterior$plaster.$$InstallaBon$
of$these$materials$shall$be$in$
compliance$with$ASTMC926$and$
ASTM1063$and$the$provisions$of$this$
code.$
#
ASTMC1063#(Lath#and#Furring#Spec)#
7.11.3$Casing$Beads#–#NonloadK
bearing#members#shall#be#isolated#
from#load#bearing#members,#and#all#
penetra8ng#elements,#with#casing#
beads#or#other#suitable#means,#to#
avoid#transfer#of#structural#loads,#and#
to#separate$from$dissimilar$materials.#
#
ASTMC926#(Portland#Cement#Plaster#Spec)#
7.1.4#Separa8on#shall#be#provided#
where#plaster#abuts#dissimilar#
construc8on#materials#or#openings.#
(See#A2.1.4.)#
#
#

Amico$EFZ$Bead $               $      $$
Amico#EKZ#Bead#is#a#rigid#PVC#casing#
bead#with#a#ﬂexible#3/8”#x#¼”#deep#
ﬂexible#expansion#ﬂange#with#a#bond#
breaking#tape#that#allows#the#installer#
to#correctly#space#the#casing#from#the#
dissimilar#surface#crea8ng#a#joint#to#be#
caulked#that#will#func8on#correctly#and#
be#aesthe8cally#pleasing.#
#
Saves#8me#and#labor#to#install#as#well#
as#using#less#sealant#due#to#a#
consistent#joint.#
#
Func8oning#joint#means#it#stops#the#
intrusion#of#moisture.#
#
#

Install#EKZ#Bead#&#Drip#Cap#Windows#
Drip$Cap$–$Leg$is$under$Flashing$and$   Drip$Cap$Will$Then$Come$Over$Top$
Paper$–$Over$top$of$Window$Head$        of$EFZ$BeadF$DirecBng$Moisture$Out$

Amico$EFZ$Bead$Install$
#
EKZ#Bead#is#always#installed#on#top#of#
the#Building#paper#(WRB)#The#
perforated#ﬂange#is#never#under#the#
paper.##
#
If#there#is#Rainscreen#–#In#this#picture#
Keene#Rainscreen#020K1#is#over#the#
building#paper#(WRB)#–#EKZ#bead#is#
then#placed#on#top#of#the#Rainscreen.#
#
EKZ#bead#rides#on#top#of#the#WRB#and#
or#Rainscreen#–#the#perforated#ﬂange#
is#never#under#it#.#
#
Should#look#like#this#prior#to#lath#being#
applied.#

EKZ#Bead#Installed#at#Window#
Hand$Nail$Along$Jamb$   Cut$Rigid$ﬂange$

EKZ#Bead#Installed#at#Window#
Cut$SoM$Expansion$Flange$   Bring$Under$Sill$

EKZ#Bead#Installed#at#Window#
Make$Cuts$and$Up$the$Opposite$
Jamb$                            Finish$Opposite$Jamb$

EKZ#Bead#Installed#at#Window#
Lath$is$Applied$Over$Top$of$EFZ$   Hand$Nailing$at$Flange$is$
Bead$Flange$                       Recommended$

EKZ#Bead#Install#
In$Place$           Ready$For$Mortar$

EKZ#Bead#Install#Expansion#Between#All#
          Dissimilar#Surfaces#

EFZ$Bead$Ready$To$Caulk$
#
DO#NOT#REMOVE#THE#
BOND#BREAKING#TAPE!!!#
#
It#is#there#as#a#bond#breaker#when#
sealant#is#applied.#
#
The#bond#breaking#tape#allows#for#2#
sided#adhesion#of#the#sealant..#

EKZ#Bead#Install#
Mortar$is$then$Installed$up$to$
Ground$of$EFZ$Bead$               Detail$

TIPSK#Windows#With#a#J#Flange#For#Vinyl#Siding#Have#an#Insert#
  to#Create#a#Flat#Surface#For#Stucco#and#Thin#Veneer#Stone#

                               Insert$goes$in$to$make$Flat$
J$Flange$on$a$Vinyl$Window$    Surface$

TIPSK#Windows#With#a#J#Flange#For#Vinyl#Siding#Have#an#
           Insert#to#Create#a#Flat#Surface#
                            Insert$goes$in$to$make$Jamb$a$ﬂat$
Insert$being$placed$        surface.$

EKZ#Bead#Install#
In$Place$and$Caulked$    In$Place$and$Caulked$

E.R.#Long#Associates#Inc#
We#hope#that#this#small#guide#allows#the#designer,#home#builder,#
sub#contractor,#and#code#oﬃcial#to#be#on#the#same#page.##The#
mission#is#for#end#user#to#get#a#Hard#Coat#Stucco#and#or#Thin#
Stone#Veneer#system#that#will#reach#its#full#life#cycle.##Correct#
moisture#control#is#a#big#start.#
#
 Specify#Amico#EKZ#Bead,#Amico#Founda8on#Weep#Screed#and#we#
            will#con8nue#to#help#educate#the#industry.#
                                  #
                   Steven#Long#SL405@aol.com#
                                  #
#

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