Basic Wall System Selection - Exterior Wall

Elevation refers to the name given to this elevation.

Wall Type defines whether it is an interor or exterior wall, and the load bearing requirements.

Area creates a square footage for the wall.

Fire Rating refers to how long a wall must remain intact in a fire.

Exterior Layer

Type refers to the product type based on the selections made at the top of the page.

Size is the different thicknesses of the layer that is being applied

Insulation Size determines how many sheets of exterior layer we will need.  Divide the size of the materials by the insulation to determine how many sheets to use.  1" insulation and 1/2" sheets would require 2 sheets to provide the 1" of insulation.

Wrap Layer

Wrap refers to the material used between the inner sheathing layer and the exterior layer.

Sheathing Layer

Product refers to the products available for the sheathing layer that covers the studs and insulation on the outside of the wall.

Structural Stud Layer

Stud Type refers to the materials the stud should be made of. 

Size refers to the size of the stud to be placed in the wall.

Insulation refers to the insulation that is applied in between the studs.

Interior Layer

Select the Type of interior to narrow the product dropdown.  Fireguard or moisture barrier selections will narrow the product list.

Size refers to the sheet size or thickness for the interior layer.

Product shows all the products that meet the selected requirements for the interior layer.

Layers allows for multiple layers to be applied.

Wall Texture and Finish

Wall Texture refers to the surface texture, flat, troweled, swirl or other.

Check the radial box for finish such as flat, semi-gloss or full gloss

Finish refers to the specific color for the interior wall.

Search allows a color template to be viewed to select a color range to show under finish to narrow the color options.