Before
you think the title is a mistake and it should read Frank Lloyd Wright, you may
change your mind at the end of this editorial. Most people know Frank Lloyd
Wright was America’s
most famous and greatest architect.
Certain
people make it a point to arrive “fashionably late” for social events. It stems
from a psychological quirk to make them feel important, as if the party doesn’t
begin until they arrive and everyone is awaiting their grand entrance.
(Professional psychologists tend to view this as a counter-reaction to low
self-esteem.) I know people like this and I suspect most of you do, too.
Because
all three are installed to prevent the passage of fire and heat, it’s not a
stretch to say that a fireblock, a draftstop and a firestop system each serve
a similar purpose in a building’s fire protection.
When
EIFS with drainage is used, the details at the termination of the EIFS are
different from traditional EIFS. This is especially true at the bottom edge of
an EIFS wall.