An attachment strip for attaching
lath to a wall and a
system for attaching
lath to a wall with increased water resistive characteristics. The attachment strip has protruding teeth on an attachment plate that holds the
lath in place, and a mounting plate that secures the lath
furring strip against the wall and framing. In addition, since attachment strip, instead of the lath directly, is secured to the sheathing, fewer mounting devices are needed compared to when a lath is directly secured to a sheathing, where substantially more mounting devices would be needed. Thus in this arrangement, fewer penetrations are created when installing the lath. Additional water resistive features, such insulation
layers, and a drainage space surrounded by two water resistive barriers, create space that not only increases insulation, but protects the inner
layers of a wall from damage.