Patent ID: 8051611

Claim:
An insulation and finish system for use with associated insulation and substrate layers of a building, said system comprising: a primary water resistive barrier on a first surface of said associated insulation layer; and a secondary water resistive barrier on a second surface of said associated insulation layer, said secondary water resistant barrier including a single adhesive and sealing layer adhesively securing said second surface of said associated insulation layer to said associated substrate layer, said single adhesive and sealing layer defining between said second surface of said associated insulation layer and said associated substrate layer a plurality of channels adapted to conduct fluid therethrough while preventing fluid in said channels from contacting said associated substrate layer, said single adhesive and sealing layer being fabricated by covering a portion of said associated substrate layer with adhesive and sealing material, forming a plurality of vias in said adhesive and sealing material, said vias not extending entirely through the thickness of said adhesive and sealing material to maintain a coating of said adhesive and sealing material between said vias and said associated substrate layer, and said second surface of said associated insulation layer being placed in contact with and adhered to said single adhesive and sealing layer, said channels being defined by said vies and said second surface of said associated insulation layer.