Grace ice and water shield on the wall corners? – GreenBuildingAdvisor

OK …. long story but with luck a simple question.

Can I (or should I) put a piece of Grace Ice and Water Shield (say 6″ each way) on the corners of the building?

Back story ….. 4500 sq ft workshop  … built on reinforced thickened edge slab (edges … 24″ down + 24″ out and bottom insulated).  One man build.

The building was build on slab …. there is a non permeable coating 12″ up from the ground (covering a few inches of the slab up the OSB) to give some protection from the elements.  No need going into why this is wrong …. was done 12 years ago before I knew better …. didn’t make that mistake on the house.

I am at the point of putting up Tyvek.  I am taping it top and bottom … sealed tight.

I am putting up furring strips (vertical on the wall then horizontal) and finally “real” wood board and batten.  So I will have an 1 1/2″ drainage plane behind the board and batten siding.

I will leave off the interior vapor barrier so that the building can dry to the interior.  I “might” go with a Tyvek type material on the interior so it can still breath and dry.  I will use fiberglass or rockwool batts in the walls.

I was just worried there are so  many penetrations (nails) on the corners  … furring strings, boards, trim, …. that it would be good to have a self sealing material like Grace on the corners.

The OSB is sandwiched between the 2×6 framing and the furring furring strips so this might even be a mute point since the corners probably would not breath anyway.  And I am hoping the OSB will never see water.

Just wanted to make sure I am not missing anything.

Thanks!