All Guides

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

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

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

Guide describing how to correctly vent a clothes dryer to direct exhaust air out of the home.

Guide describing how to install step and kick-out flashing where walls meet roofs.

Guide describing how to air-seal sill plates in single-family homes and multifamily buildings.

Guide describing the installation of insulating sheathing above the roof deck on existing homes. This retrofit assembly is appropriate for homes with conditioned attics or where the retrofit is intended to create a conditioned attic.

Guide describing the installation of gutters, downspouts, and alternate options for managing rainwater run-off from roofs.

Guide describing how to install a bathroom exhaust fan to remove excess moisture.

Guide describing proper sizing and installation of high-MERV furnace and air-handler filters.

Guide describing how to frame a wall with minimal wall studs to prevent heat losses and gains through walls.

Guide describing how to minimize framing around doors and windows to reduce heat losses and gains through structural framing.

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

Guide describing methods for installing pest-resistant ground cover around foundations to resist borrowing rodents and other pests.

Guide describing how to install transfer grilles in bedroom walls to balance air pressures between rooms and to enable stale air to return to a central heating system.

Guide describing how to air-seal bathroom and kitchen exhaust fans.