News Release
Fortifiber Building Systems
Group,
For Immediate
Release
For More Information Contact:
Fortifiber Building Systems Group
(775) 333-6400
cyount@fortifiber.com
Weather
Tex™, the Industry’s Only Hybrid Weather-Resistive Barrier, Wins the Builder
News 2007 Innovative Products Award
RENO, NV, January 23, 2008 – Fortifiber Building
Systems Group® is pleased to announce that Weather Tex, the industry’s only hybrid
housewrap, is a winner in the 2007 Builder
News Best Products competition. Winners
represent the most innovative and useful products introduced during that
year.
Explaining how it earned a place in the
publication’s Structural category, Builder News writes “Weather Tex is the
industry’s first hybrid housewrap and a high-tech solution that ends the paper
vs. plastic debate.” The product
combines Fortifiber’s Super Jumbo Tex 60 Minute building paper, the industry
leader in asphalt-saturated kraft products, with our award-winning “smart”
polymeric housewrap solution – WeatherSmart.
Fortifiber’s Weather Tex product manager, Chris
Yount, explains why the product is unique.
“Weather Tex provides an outstanding combination of strength,
durability, breathability and moisture protection. The product delivers the ultimate in
versatility, so it’s perfect for use under stucco, and an excellent choice in
any climate and behind any cladding.”
One added benefit of the product is cost savings –
a two-layer system can be installed without adding the considerable labor cost
of wrapping the building twice. Another
key benefit is liability protection; most building scientists agree that the
additional drainage plane of this system offers enhanced drainage performance.
Backed by the
Industry’s Most Comprehensive Warranty
Weather Tex is part of a complete, scientifically
engineered, Moisture Control System, which includes weather-resistive barriers,
flexible flashings and sealant. The
system combines the latest materials advances with sound building science
principles to reliably manage external water related structural failures, such
as mold and mildew. It is backed by the
FortiShield® 10-Year Warranty – the industry’s most comprehensive 10-year
warranty. When used as specified, as
part of a complete system, Weather Tex provides added assurance that wall
system installations will remain trouble-free for years to come.
About
Fortifiber Building Systems Group
Fortifiber Building Systems Group has earned a
solid reputation for technical expertise, practical know-how and responsiveness
to the needs of the building industry by providing Moisture Control Systems
that help protect builders and owners from moisture related problems that can
damage residential and commercial buildings.
Over its 67-year history, the company has become a trusted partner in
the effort to solve moisture related building problems, and a valued advisor to
building code officials in local communities on construction issues. Fortifiber Building Systems Group operates
plants in Fernley, NV, Attleboro, MA, Valdosta, GA and Los Angeles, CA, and is
accessible via the Internet at www.fortifiber.com.
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