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House wraps and weather barriers can play a critical role in a high-performance wall assembly. In fact, some people consider the WRB to be a BFD.
WRB & Flashing
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Mar 27 2018
A retrofit solution that works great for a low-skill workforce—like volunteers
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Mar 14 2018
Paint-on waterproofing membrane, physics, and forethought protect an old window—and allow future maintenance—while sealing a big hole in a wet and windy wall
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Mar 6 2018
If you can't build to stay dry, build to tolerate wet
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Feb 27 2018
Make a route for drainage, protect the structure, and use water-tolerant materials to rebuild
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Jan 22 2018
Putting a window in the hole means sealing around the edges, too
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Jan 17 2018
How to bend a lock-hem drip edge on a sheet metal brake
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Jan 13 2018
Raised heel trusses and a sealed roof deck make a fast energy efficient roof system
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Jan 2 2018
Drip edge is another water-shedding tool
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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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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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