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Improper flashing can allow rain water into walls, causing significant damage

Improper flashing can allow rain water into walls, causing significant damage
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Inside FORTIFIED Intro for Evaluators NCIUA

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Inside FORTIFIED Non-Roofer Considerations NCIUA

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Inside FORTIFIED Talking with the Homeowner NCIUA

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Inside FORTIFIED Talking with the Roofer NCIUA

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Inside FORTIFIED: Fastening Sheathing on Existing Roofs in High Wind Areas

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Inside FORTIFIED: Fastening Sheathing on Existing Roofs in Hurricane Areas

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Inside FORTIFIED: Fastening Sheathing on New Roofs in High Wind & Hail Areas

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Inside FORTIFIED: Fastening Sheathing on New Roofs in Hurricane Areas

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Inside FORTIFIED: Installing Drip Edge in High Wind Areas

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Inside FORTIFIED: Installing Drip Edge in Hurricane Areas

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Inside FORTIFIED: Installing Sealed Roof Deck with Self-Adhered Underlayment

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Inside FORTIFIED: Installing Self-Adhered Starter Strips

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Inside FORTIFIED: Installing Starter Strips Using Roof Cement

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Inside FORTIFIED: Installing Underlayment Over Taped Seams

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Inside FORTIFIED: Sealing Roof Seams with Tape

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Inside FORTIFIED: Sealing Roof Seams with Two Layers of Felt

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Install all layers of the drainage plane to overlap, not underlap, to direct bulk water down and out of the wall.

Install all layers of the drainage plane to overlap, not underlap, to direct bulk water down and out of the wall.
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Install minimum 6" wide self-adhered butyl Z-flashing

Install minimum 6" wide self-adhered butyl Z-flashing
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Install remaining sidewall flashing, counter flashing, and shingles

Install remaining sidewall flashing, counter flashing, and shingles
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Install self-adhesive sill flashing

Install self-adhesive sill flashing
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Install shingle starter strip then kick-out diverter; attach to roof deck but not sidewall

Install shingle starter strip then kick-out diverter; attach to roof deck but not sidewall
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Install the housewrap. Cut housewrap to fit over diverter and tape top of cut

Install the housewrap. Cut housewrap to fit over diverter and tape top of cut
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Installation of weatherstripping on a window.

Installation of weatherstripping on a window.