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A large bead of caulk is installed on the interior surface of the wall top and bottom plates to provide an air sealing gasket between the framing and the dry wall.
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Air seal the common wall between units in a multifamily structure to minimize air leakage.
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Balloon-framed walls have no top plate to prevent air flow into wall cavity
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Before installing drywall, contractors install two beads of a sprayer-applied elastomeric sealant along framing and top plates to forma a flexible, air-tight seal between the framing and dry wall.
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Fill in the hole left by the missing top plate with a rigid air blocking material or rolled batt insulation that is spray foamed in place
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Gaps at shared common walls can be a significant source of air leakage in multi-family buildings
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Install continuous top plates or blocking at the tops of walls adjacent to conditioned space to minimize air leakage.
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Insulating sheathing is extended up to the roof rafters and sealed around the framing with spray foam as part of this exterior wall retrofit
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Marriage joints between modular home modules at all exterior boundary conditions fully sealed with gasket and foam
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Right - Closed-cell spray foam insulation fills the wall cavities of the exterior walls in this home retrofit
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Right - Gasket installed at marriage wall connection prior to assembling modules
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Right - New flashing has been installed to complete the air and water control layers at the window openings of this wall retrofit that includes insulating the wall cavities with spray foam
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Right - Spray foam fills the walls and rim joists to air seal and insulate while caulk seals the framing joints.
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Right – A bead of sealant will form an airtight gasket between the top plate and drywall.
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Right – A layer of sealant covers the wood-to-foam layer seams in the insulated header.
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Sprayer-applied sealant seals every seam in the sheathing and framing of this double-walled home.
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The missing top plate in a kneewall was covered with lumber and rigid foam insulation and then sealed with spray foam
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The seams in the plywood are taped seams in the cathedral ceiling serve as part of the advanced home sealing strategy.
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This kneewall has no top plate and the resulting gap provides a wide-open pathway for air and vapor to travel between the living space and the attic
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Typical installation of a double section modular home on a pier and ground anchor foundation
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Wrong - Cantilevered joist bay cavities are not air sealed with a solid air barrier, allowing outside air to flow between floors.
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Wrong - Hole in rim joist was cut too large for plumbing pipe and the gaps are not air sealed.
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Wrong - Holes in rim joists were cut too large for plumbing pipes and gaps should be air sealed.
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