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Guide describing how to upgrade or expand an existing HVAC system.

Guide describing how to repair or replace skylights in existing homes.

Guide describing the use of doors that are insulated and are impact rated or have protective coverings for resistance to hurricane, high winds, wildfires, and thermal losses.

Guide describing how to install slab edge insulation when retrofitting existing slab-on-grade foundations.

Guide describing how to insulate a new foundation wall or an existing foundation wall by adding rigid insulation to the exterior side.

Guide describing how to properly grade a site so water will flow away from the foundation.

Guide describing wall assemblies and materials that are resistant to destruction from wildfires.

Guide describing how to provide combustion air for fireplaces and how to test fireplaces for combustion safety.

Guide describing how to apply flashing to the bottom of exterior walls to create a continuous drainage plane.

Guide describing how to provide a continuous water control layer across the roof assembly by sealing all penetrations for pipes, vents, etc. in existing roofs.

Guide describing how to install and properly integrate flashing at the intersection of the wall and roof on an existing home.

Guide describing how to install flashing that is integrated with air and water control layers around piping, vents, and other wall penetrations as part of an exterior wall retrofit.

Guide describing how to design or retrofit a crawlspace to reduce the risk of damage during a flood event.

Guide describing how to construct flood-resistant homes using pier, pile, post, or column foundations.

Guide describing ways to construct a raised-slab foundation to increase a home's resistance to floods.

Guide describing how to create an air barrier between the garage and the conditioned space above it to prohibit pollutants from entering a home's interior.

Guide describing how to air-seal and insulate the floor above an unconditioned basement or crawl space.

Guide describing how to help drain water away from the perimeter footing.

Guide describing construction of gable roof overhangs to resist uplift pressures in high winds.

Guide describing fuel tank anchoring practices for disaster resistance.

Guide describing garage doors that are pressure-rated to withstand wind pressures from hurricanes, high winds, and tornados.

Guide describing the air-sealing of rim joists on walls connecting homes and attached garages.

Guide describing gas-fired boilers and hot water heat distribution systems used for home heating.

Guide describing the installation of a tankless hot water heater to provide domestic hot water that is heated on demand without the standby losses associated with tank storage water heaters.

Existing HVAC System Upgrade or Expansion

Existing Skylights Repaired or Replaced and Fully Flashed

Exterior Doors Are Insulated, Impact Rated, and Fire Rated

Exterior Edge Insulation for Existing Foundation Slabs

Exterior Insulation for Existing Foundation Walls

Final Grade Slopes Away from Foundation

Fire-Resistant Wall Assemblies

Fireplaces and Wood Stoves Have Proper Ventilation

Flashing at Bottom of Exterior Walls

Flashing of Penetrations in Existing Roofs

Flashing of Roof-Wall Intersections in Existing Homes

Flashing of Wall Penetrations in Existing Homes

Flood-Resistant Crawlspace Foundations

Flood-Resistant Pier, Pile, Post, and Column Foundations

Flood-Resistant Raised-Slab Foundations

Floor Above Garage

Floor Above Unconditioned Basement or Vented Crawlspace

Footing Drain Pipe

Framing of Gable Roof Overhangs

Fuel Tanks Anchored for Disaster Resistance

Garage Doors are Pressure Rated

Garage Rim/Band Joist Adjoining Conditioned Space

Gas-Fired Boilers

Gas-Fired Tankless Water Heaters

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