Section07263-AirBarrierAssociationofAmerica.docVIP

SECTION 07263 SPRAY POLYURETHANE FOAM INSULATING AIR BARRIER SYSTEM GENERAL SECTION INCLUDES A. This Section specifies a spray polyurethane foam ( SPF ) air barrier in exterior wall assemblies. SPEC NOTE: COORDINATE RELATED WORK REQUIREMENTS WITH CONTENTS OF REFERENCED SPECIFICATION SECTIONS. Surfaces to receive sprayfoam, should be free from dirt, release agents, etc. (paint ready) B. Related Work in other Sections includes the following: Section 01400 - Quality Requirements; coordination with Owner’s independent testing and inspection agency. Section 01450 - Mock-Ups; exterior wall mock-ups. Section 01500 - Temporary Facilities and Controls; requirement to schedule work to prevent sunlight and weather exposure of materials beyond limits established by manufacturer; requirement to protect materials from damage after installation and prior to installation of enclosing work. Section 03300 – Cast-In-Place Concrete; requirement that backup concrete be free of fins, protrusions and large holes. Section 04200 – Unit Masonry; requirement that backup masonry joints are flush and completely filled with mortar, and that excess mortar on brick ties will be removed; requirement for gap at deflection joints and fillers; coordination with sequencing of through-wall flashing. Section 07500 - Membrane Roofing; requirement for coordination with sequencing of membrane roofing; requirement to seal roof membrane to wall air and vapor barrier. Section 09253 – Sheathing; requirement that backup gypsum sheathing has been installed with significantly damaged areas repaired as acceptable to the air manufacturer; requirement for gap at deflection joints and fillers. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS A. Material Performance: Provide materials which have an air permeance not to exceed 0.004 cubic feet per minute per square foot under a pressure differential of 0.3 in. water (1.57 psf) (0.02 L/m2 @ 75 Pa.) when tested according to ASTM E 2178. B. System Performance. Substantiate that air barrier m