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WRB recommendations for interior fireplace surround

jrfly4food | Posted in Green Products and Materials on January 19, 2015 07:46am

I am redoing a fireplace surround with synthetic stone and need to know what to use for a WRB under lath mesh and scratch coat

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Martin Holladay | Jan 20, 2015 04:46am | #1
John,
If your synthetic stone will not be exposed to the weather, it doesn't need a WRB. You can install asphalt felt or a similar material if you want, but I can't think of any reason why a WRB would be needed indoors.

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