Exterior Finishing: Starter Strips


DEFS Starter Strip / Casing Bead
Designed to protect the raw edges of the board in Direct-Applied Exterior Finish Systems (DEFS)
Standard DEFS base support starter strip or as a perimeter casing bead. Two rows of large perforations allow the base coat mixture to easily flow…

DEFS Starter Strip with Drip and Weep Holes
Designed to protect the raw edges of the board in Direct-Applied Exterior Finish Systems (DEFS)
The drip leg assists in directing moisture away from the opening or the foundation walls.

Drip Casing
Drip leg directs moisture away from openings and foundation walls
Designed to be used above window and door openings or at the foundation line to assist with moving moisture away from the wall. May be used in combination with casing bead or…

Header Weeped Starter Track
Designed with front weep holes and a drip leg to move moisture away from opening headers
Supplied with a disposable protective strip to prevent clogging during base coat application.

Sloped Starter Strip with Drip
Heavy-duty, base support starter strips and perimeter casing beads with drip legs
Sloped design with weep holes in the front provides drainage away from the substrate. The drip legs move moisture away from openings and foundation walls.…

Starter Strip with Drip and Weep Holes in Front
Heavy-duty base support starter strips and perimeter casing beads with weep holes on the front side and a drip leg
Designed with weep holes on the front side and a drip leg to move moisture away from openings in Exterior Insulation…

Starter Strip with Weep Holes in Back
Heavy-duty base support starter strips and perimeter casing beads with weep holes on the back side
Designed with weep holes on the back side to move moisture away from openings in Exterior Insulation Finish Systems (EIFS).

Starter Strip with Weep Holes in Front
Heavy-duty base support starter strips and perimeter casing beads with weep holes on the front side
Designed with weep holes on the front side to move moisture away from openings in Exterior Insulation Finish Systems (EIFS).

Universal Starter Strip
One-size-fits-all starter strip that eliminates the need to inventory multiple sizes
Perimeter base support and casing bead for Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS) which has been engineered to allow incidental moisture to escape…

Weeped Starter Track