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Can Your Water-Resistive Barrier Take UV Exposure?

Prime: prime Subtitle: A recent report shows alarming degradation of water resistance in some WRBs after exposure to ultraviolet ra…

April 6, 2016

A Drainage Plane Time Bomb Defused

Prime: prime Subtitle: The key was catching it early enough Images: …

February 5, 2015

How NOT to Install Windows in a New Home

Subtitle: Doing things in the wrong order can cost more and lead to moisture problems Images: …

November 19, 2014

Understanding Air Barriers, Vapor Barriers, and Drainage Planes

Subtitle: These three terms refer to different materials that are easy to confuse Images: Is housewrap a vapor barrier? What’s the purpose of building paperTypically referring to Grade D building paper, this product is an asphalt-impregnated kraft paper that looks a lot like a lightweight asphalt felt. The Grade D designation has come to mean…

February 12, 2014

Does Your Air Barrier Work in Both Directions?

Subtitle: An experiment comparing housewrap and taped sheathing under positive and negative pressure Images: …

May 15, 2013

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Can Your Water-Resistive Barrier Take UV Exposure?

A Drainage Plane Time Bomb Defused

How NOT to Install Windows in a New Home

Understanding Air Barriers, Vapor Barriers, and Drainage Planes

Does Your Air Barrier Work in Both Directions?