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When plumbing lines burst, people notice. Unfortunately, a lot of the moisture damage in houses has nothing to do with bulk water.
WRB & Flashing
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Dec 29 2017
Stop rot with house wrap
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Nov 27 2017
Continuous exterior insulation means smaller studs and higher performance
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Nov 22 2017
Cold tape doesn't stick and hot tape stick like sh—well, you know what it sticks like.
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Nov 7 2017
The general idea of installing windows is to plug the big hole that you just cut in the wall.
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Oct 9 2017
Two ways to insulate a brick veneer wall, from the Inside
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Sep 19 2017
A silent movie about flashing metal roofing into a brick chimney from UnionCorrugating.
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Sep 15 2017
Flashing must extend all the way from the wall to the outside. Oh yeah, and it has to be watertight and eight people have to work on it...
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Aug 2 2017
Belt, suspenders, rainscreen, and redundancy make this wall awesome.
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Jul 7 2017
Exterior insulation can create transition problems. Here are a few solutions
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Apr 27 2017
A collection of five videos on a Passive House Retrofit in Sharon, CT (climate zone 5) executed by Ben Bogie, Built to Last, LLC
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Apr 25 2017
For walls with a pre-applied weather barrier, make sure the tape is compatible with the WRB coating—or use a primer
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Mar 4 2017
Finally, a WRB especially for peeps who fish.
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Feb 28 2017
Siding is supposed to shed water away from walls; so what's the deal with siding that absorbs water?
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Feb 9 2017
Condensation is when moisture in the air hits a cool enough surface to convert the vapor into water.
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Dec 23 2016
The mission of water is to turn houses to mush. Some drip edge flashings may actually help water accomplish this mission.
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Nov 7 2016
Recessed into thick layers of insulation, innie windows are protected from the weather
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Oct 29 2016
Concentrate on the corners and think like water when overlapping the layers
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Oct 25 2016
I get this question all the time: "Stucco all the way down to the roofing: right or wrong?" Answer: WRONG. and here's why...
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