Make a route for drainage, protect the structure, and use water-tolerant materials to rebuild

Putting a window in the hole means sealing around the edges, too

How to bend a lock-hem drip edge on a sheet metal brake

Raised heel trusses and a sealed roof deck make a fast energy efficient roof system

Drip edge is another water-shedding tool

Stop rot with house wrap​

Continuous exterior insulation means smaller studs and higher performance

Cold tape doesn't stick and hot tape stick like sh—well, you know what it sticks like.

The general idea of installing windows is to plug the big hole that you just cut in the wall.

Two ways to insulate a brick veneer wall, from the Inside

A silent movie about flashing metal roofing into a brick chimney from UnionCorrugating.

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...

 

Exterior insulation can create transition problems. Here are a few solutions

A collection of five videos on a Passive House Retrofit in Sharon, CT (climate zone 5) executed by Ben Bogie, Built to Last, LLC

For walls with a pre-applied weather barrier, make sure the tape is compatible with the WRB coating—or use a primer

Finally, a WRB especially for peeps who fish.

Siding is supposed to shed water away from walls; so what's the deal with siding that absorbs water?

 

Condensation is when moisture in the air hits a cool enough surface to convert the vapor into water.