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Adding Head Flashing

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Author(s)
Guertin Mike
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Organization(s)
Fine Homebuilding Magazine,
Fine Homebuilding
Description
Article describing how to detail head flashing above a window.

Standard Practice for the Installation of Mounting Flange Windows into Walls Utilizing Foam Plastic Insulating Sheathing (FPIS) with a Separate Water-Resistive Barrier (WRB), FMA/AAMA/WDMA 500-16

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Author(s)
Fenestration Manufacturers Association,
American Architectural Manufacturers Association,
Window & Door Manufacturers Association
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Organization(s)
FMA,
AAMA,
WDMA
Description
Guide describing the installation of windows in walls that have foam plastic insulating; guide provides several methods for attaching, supporting, and flashing windows in walls with rigid foam sheathing. (Note: The link only goes to the table of contents for the guide, the full guide can be...

Stormproof Your Roof: Self-Adhering Underlayment Provides Critical Protection In Vulnerable Locations

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Author(s)
Guertin Mike
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Organization(s)
Fine Homebuilding Magazine
Description
Article describing ways to protect roofs from water infiltration by using self-adhering underlayment in vulnerable locations such as roof valleys, eave edges (to help deal with ice dams), rake edges, roofs to vertical walls (such as dormers), sidewall protection, the bottom of dormer valleys, and...