Freeze-Thaw Risk

Figure 5: Freeze-Thaw Risk
Freeze-Thaw Risk

Map of Hygrothermal Regions and Map of Rainfall Exposure superimposed. Locations where you absolutely have to intervene on the water control side before you insulate big time. If the stuff does not get wet it can go through infinite freeze-thaw cycles. It is hard to screw up a building in Edmonton - easy to screw up the same building in Chicago.