One of the biggest air leaks in a house is where the wood meets the concrete

Snap a line, put the panel on the line and nail it, tape the seams, and where to snap that line in the first place.

This small video collection covers the basics of installing a roof deck in a place where sideways rain and hurricanes are real. Flashing, taping the seams, and storm-proof shingle starter strips.

Flashing a wood-framed chimney is like flashing a dormer, except there’s no roof behind it. Without protection, water can leak into the joint and rot your walls to direct uphill water away

Drive a nail in the valley and patch it

A look at types of drip edge flashing, how to cut it, and how to retrofit it to an existing roof​

Drip edge metal, valley flashing, dormer, chimney, and kickout flashing are types of roof flashing that shed water away from the connections between roofs, walls, chimneys, and other building assemblies

The IRC is a thick book, but there is relatively little aimed at decks. A few sections have a few sentences dedicated to construction of safe and durable decks.

A sweet treat for your bag of tricks — Happy Halloween!

The science of stickiness: a molecular look at tape's adhesive and cohesive properties

 

A woven mesh with integrated house wrap allows drainage and drying

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Flashing under an exterior door and along the bottom of a basement wall that used to have an overhead door

 

A drip edge overlapping strategy that won't catch the eye

Vapor barriers cause a lot more harm than good in many parts of North America. Understanding vapor barriers begins with knowing what it means to be one