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   pjmeg | Jul 09, 2013 10:06pm | #1

   Stephen,
   I implemented this detail, except in a retrofit situation, and I had painted aluminum trim coil custom bent for the application. Another idea I have heard was to use tile backer board.

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   MJDesigns | Jul 09, 2013 10:21pm | #2

   Stephen,
   This topic was covered in a previous article ... see the following link:
   https://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/qa-spotlight/how-finish-exterior-foundation-insulation

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   Martin Holladay | Jul 10, 2013 06:34am | #3

   Stephen,
   The answer to your question can be found here: How to Insulate a Basement Wall.

   The above-grade portions of all types of exterior insulation must be protected from physical abuse and sunlight. Among the products than can be used for this purpose are the following:
   A cementitious coating or cementitious stucco (for example, Styro Industries Brush On ST), with or without metal lath
   A cementitious coating that includes chopped fiberglass (for example, Quikrete #1219 foam coating or surface-bonding cement)
   An acrylic coating like Styro Industries FlexCoat or Styro Industries Tuff II
   EIFS (synthetic stucco)
   Cement backerboard, with or without a layer of stucco
   Pressure-treated plywood
   Metal flashing
   A fiberglass panel like Ground Breaker from Nudo Products
   Styro Industries FP Ultra Lite panels (XPS coated with mineral granules adhered to one side)
   Protecto Wrap Protecto Bond (a flexible peel-and-stick membrane with a textured, gritty coating)
   ProGuard Cement Faced Insulated Sheathing.

   For more information on this topic, see How to Finish Exterior Foundation Insulation.

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   SBArch9 | Jul 10, 2013 07:48am | #4

   Thanks guys, I think the simplest solution might be the pre-finished aluminum. I should have (but didn't) clarify, that this is for a new 'spec' home at the lower end of the market for a developer/builder who is looking to clutch the purse-strings as tightly as possible.

   Thanks!