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Built-up beam connections, knee brace connections, and diagonal brace connections for wood piles.

Built-up beam connections, knee brace connections, and diagonal brace connections for wood piles.
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Buoyancy force on dry floodproofed homes with deep basements leads to possible foundation damage

Buoyancy force on dry floodproofed homes with deep basements leads to possible foundation damage
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Caulk the seam between the slab and foundation wall

Caulk the seam between the slab and foundation wall
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CCHRC's Adjustable Foundation

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Charis Homes built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in North Canton, OH, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2016.

Charis Homes built this custom for buyer home in the cold climate in North Canton, OH, and certified it to DOE Zero Energy Ready Home specifications in 2016.
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Closed-cell spray foam insulates the floor above a vented crawlspace; a protection board made of fiber cement is screwed in place under the floor joists to keep out pests

Closed-cell spray foam insulates the floor above a vented crawlspace; a protection board made of fiber cement is screwed in place under the floor joists to keep out pests
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Closed-cell spray foam insulates the floor above an open foundation; a protection board made of fiber cement is screwed in place under the floor joists to keep out pests

Closed-cell spray foam insulates the floor above an open foundation; a protection board made of fiber cement is screwed in place under the floor joists to keep out pests
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Cold Climate Building Techniques and Concepts: building a raised floor

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Column-to-Foundation Connection Detail, per Fortified Home

Column-to-Foundation Connection Detail, per Fortified Home
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Common points of rodent entry and infestation around a home

Common points of rodent entry and infestation around a home
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Comparison of a building that sits below the Design Flood Elevation and renovated to be above the DFE and to add a second story.

Comparison of a building that sits below the Design Flood Elevation and renovated to be above the DFE and to add a second story.
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Comparison of a building that sits below the Design Flood Elevation and renovated to be above the DFE.

Comparison of a building that sits below the Design Flood Elevation and renovated to be above the DFE.
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Comparison of a building that sits below the Design Flood Elevation and renovated to be above the DFE.

Comparison of a building that sits below the Design Flood Elevation and renovated to be above the DFE.
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Complete water management strategy for a below-grade wall

Complete water management strategy for a below-grade wall
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Comprehensive above-grade water management details for a crawlspace foundation include a capillary break over the crawlspace floor, slope the surface grade away, installing gutters that slope away, and capillary break under sill plate.

Comprehensive above-grade water management details for a crawlspace foundation include a capillary break over the crawlspace floor, slope the surface grade away, installing gutters that slope away, and capillary break under sill plate.
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Comprehensive water management features include a capillary break (≥ 6-mil polyethylene sheeting) at all crawlspace floors

Comprehensive water management features include a capillary break (≥ 6-mil polyethylene sheeting) at all crawlspace floors
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Concrete (4 inches thick at 5% slope) provides a pest-resistant perimeter around the foundation

Concrete (4 inches thick at 5% slope) provides a pest-resistant perimeter around the foundation
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Concrete crawl space wall with exterior insulation

Concrete crawl space wall with exterior insulatio
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Concrete crawl space wall with interior insulation

Concrete crawl space wall with interior insulation
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Concrete crawl space wall with interior spray foam insulation

Concrete crawl space wall with interior spray foam insulation
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Concrete crawlspace wall with exterior insulation.

Concrete crawlspace wall with exterior insulation.
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Concrete is being poured into the wall forms made by the rigid foam insulated concrete form blocks.

Concrete is being poured into the wall forms made by the rigid foam insulated concrete form blocks.
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Concrete is poured into the rigid foam shell of the insulated concrete form (ICF) walls; a plastic water barrier has already been installed to protect the below-grade wall surfaces.

Concrete is poured into the rigid foam shell of the insulated concrete form (ICF) walls; a plastic water barrier has already been installed to protect the below-grade wall surfaces.
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Concrete masonry basement wall with exterior insulation.

Concrete masonry basement wall with exterior insulation.