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Polyethylene sheeting covers the aggregate and extends down and under the footing to provide a capillary break between the ground and the slab and monolithic footing

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Polyethylene sheeting covers the aggregate and extends down and under the footing to provide a capillary break between the ground and the slab and monolithic footing
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Poor drainage conditions can enable water to pool around the home.

Poor drainage conditions can enable water to pool around the home.
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Possible failure scenarios due to house sitting on poorly braced and secured cripple wall

Possible failure scenarios due to house sitting on poorly braced and secured cripple wall
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Post-tensioned slab-on-grade with exterior and slab insulation

Post-tensioned slab-on-grade with exterior and slab insulation
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Pouring the slab

Pouring the slab
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Press in on the sides of the plastic light cover to remove the light cover from the bathroom exhaust fan for cleaning

Press in on the sides of the plastic light cover to remove the light cover from the bathroom exhaust fan for cleaning
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Primary wood framing systems: walls, roof diaphragm, and floor diaphragm

Primary wood framing systems: walls, roof diaphragm, and floor diaphragm
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Proper connections for masonry gable end wall to roof help resist wind uplift.

Proper connections for masonry gable end wall to roof help resist wind uplift.
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Properly installed drain tile discharging to a sump pit

Properly installed drain tile discharging to a sump pit
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Properly installed drain tile discharging to daylight

Properly installed drain tile discharging to daylight
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Properly reinforce masonry walls in coastal locations to resist high winds and waves.

Properly reinforce masonry walls in coastal locations to resist high winds and waves.
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Properly sealed sump pump

Properly sealed sump pump
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Protect Your Home from Flood Damage

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Protect Your Home from High Wind and Earthquakes

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Provide a continuous air barrier from the rigid foam below the crawlspace floor joists to the rim joist to the exterior wall above

Provide a continuous air barrier from the rigid foam below the crawlspace floor joists to the rim joist to the exterior wall above
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Pull the trim of the recessed ceiling fixture kit down from the ceiling

Pull the trim of the recessed ceiling fixture kit down from the ceiling
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Pumpkin Ridge Passive House video #006: Insulation Details

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Radon control techniques for basements, footing detail

Radon control techniques for basements, footing detail
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Radon control techniques for basements, sill detail

Radon control techniques for basements, sill detail
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Radon Mitigation in New Construction

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Raised-slab CMU foundation including flood-resistant features: sloped grade, damp proofed stem wall, capillary break under the slab (gravel or sand), vapor barrier under the slab and capillary break at the top of the foundation wall (polyethylene sheet)

Raised-slab CMU foundation including flood-resistant features: sloped grade, damp proofed stem wall, capillary break under the slab (gravel or sand), vapor barrier under the slab and capillary break at the top of the foundation wall (polyethylene sheet)
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Recessed can not caulked and sealed

Recessed can not caulked and sealed
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Recommended construction for homes in Zone B (areas of moderate flood hazard between the 100-yr and 500-yr flood) and Zones C and X (areas of minimal flood hazard above the 500-yr flood).

Recommended construction for homes in Zone B (areas of moderate flood hazard between the 100-yr and 500-yr flood) and Zones C and X (areas of minimal flood hazard above the 500-yr flood).
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Recommended installation techniques for electrical and plumbing lines and other utility components in homes built on piers above the base flood elevation.

Recommended installation techniques for electrical and plumbing lines and other utility components in homes built on piers above the base flood elevation.