ORS 701.555 Barrier-type exterior insulation and finish systems

As used in this section, “barrier-type exterior insulation and finish system” means a foam insulation board inner layer, a polymer and cement base coat middle layer reinforced with glass fiber mesh and a textured finish coat exterior layer, in which:

The layers are bonded to the outside face of an exterior wall;

The middle or exterior layer, but not the inner layer, provides a water resistant barrier for the exterior of the building envelope;

The layers do not provide a means of drainage for water that accumulates behind the exterior surface; and

The layers insulate the building.

A person licensed or required to be licensed under this chapter may not install a barrier-type exterior insulation and finish system on:

A new building; or

An existing building, except as necessary to repair or replace a previously installed barrier-type exterior insulation and finish system.

Subsection (2) of this section does not apply to the application of a barrier-type exterior insulation and finish system:

As an architectural feature that is not intended to protect an interior space of the building; or

To a concrete wall or a concrete masonry unit block wall.