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Bracing Your Garage Door.

Bracing Your Garage Door.
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Brackets are used to child-proof drawers and cabinets.

Brackets are used to child-proof drawers and cabinets.
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Builders Challenge High Performance Builder Spotlight: David Weekley Homes, Houston, Texas

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Building Enclosure: Exterior Door Installation

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Building Enclosure: Window Installation

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Calibrated blower door fans are used for envelope leakage testing

Calibrated blower door fans are used for envelope leakage testing
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Caulk applied against the backer rod to seal a window rough opening

Caulk applied against the backer rod to seal a window rough opening
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Caulk top and sides of window

Caulk top and sides of window
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Closed-cell backer rod is installed for air-sealing window and door rough openings.

Closed-cell backer rod is installed for air-sealing window and door rough openings.
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Conceptual stack framing drawing

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Conceptual stack framing drawing
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Concrete slab pan flashing for doors

Concrete slab pan flashing for doors
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Cut I in housewrap

Cut I in housewrap
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Designs for a door threshold to keep out wind-driven rain.

Designs for a door threshold to keep out wind-driven rain.
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Door undercuts are commonly used to provide a return air pathway from rooms with closed doors

Door undercuts are commonly used to provide a return air pathway from rooms with closed doors
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Doors to individual units in a multifamily building are separated from corridors using weatherstripping and airtight door sweeps.

Doors to individual units in a multifamily building are separated from corridors using weatherstripping and airtight door sweeps.
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Double and Single Garage Door Retrofit Kits to Withstand Hurricanes

Double and Single Garage Door Retrofit Kits to Withstand Hurricanes
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Double entry door header recommendations

Double entry door header recommendations
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Double entry door threshold recommendations

Double entry door threshold recommendations
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Draft stopping and air barrier at fireplace enclosure, plan view

Draft stopping and air barrier at fireplace enclosure, plan view
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Draft stopping and air barrier at fireplace enclosure, side view

Draft stopping and air barrier at fireplace enclosure, side view
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Drip flashing at the door head and drip flashing with hook at the head help to keep out wind-driven rain.

Drip flashing at the door head and drip flashing with hook at the head help to keep out wind-driven rain.
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Dry Floodproofing

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End conditions for braced wall lines with continuous sheathing, Figure R602.10.7 in the IRC

End conditions for braced wall lines with continuous sheathing, Figure R602.10.7 in the IRC
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Exterior access door

Exterior access door