Wall Rot
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Persistent Worries About Exterior Rigid Foam
Why do some builders foresee problems for foam-sheathed walls?
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Flashing Brick Veneer
Repairing a bungled brick veneer job can get very expensive, very fast
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A Drainage Plane Time Bomb Defused
The key was catching it early enough
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All About Wall Rot
If your wall sheathing is rotten, the first question to answer is: where did the moisture come from?
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Belgian Passivhaus is Rendered Uninhabitable by Bad Indoor Air
Inward solar vapor drive and damp earth tubes conspire to ruin an expensive new superinsulated home
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To Install Stucco Right, Include an Air Gap
How should stucco be installed to avoid the wall-rot problems plaguing thousands of U.S. houses?
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When Sunshine Drives Moisture Into Walls
Because of inward solar vapor drive, vapor diffusion from the outside inward is often more worrisome than vapor diffusion from the inside outward — so you need a good vapor barrier strategy