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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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Inspection of taped joint

Inspection of taped joint
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Install a sealed enclosure over a non-IC rated recessed light fixture to air-seal the can and to prevent insulation from touching the recessed can light.

Install a sealed enclosure over a non-IC rated recessed light fixture to air-seal the can and to prevent insulation from touching the recessed can light.
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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 cement board behind tub and shower enclosures.

Install cement board behind tub and shower enclosures.
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Install furring strips over house wrap to provide a rainscreen behind wood siding.

Install furring strips over house wrap to provide a rainscreen behind wood siding.
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Install gutters and downspouts that divert water away from home.

Install gutters and downspouts that divert water away from home.
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Install insulating foam sheathing and tape all seams to serve as a continuous drainage plane behind the home’s cladding.

Install insulating foam sheathing and tape all seams to serve as a continuous drainage plane behind the home’s cladding.
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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 self-sealing bituminous membrane or equivalent at all valleys and roof deck penetrations

Install self-sealing bituminous membrane or equivalent at all valleys and roof deck penetrations
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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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Install the starter strip for the vinyl siding along a chalk line

Install the starter strip for the vinyl siding along a chalk line
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Install the sump pit liner

Install the sump pit liner
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Install the sump pump

Install the sump pump
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Install the sump pump cover

Install the sump pump cover
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Install trim and cap flashing

Install trim and cap flashing
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Installation details for weather-resistant barriers

Installation details for weather-resistant barriers
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Installation of an erosion control blanket to minimize soil loss on sloped ground that has no established vegetation

Installation of an erosion control blanket to minimize soil loss on sloped ground that has no established vegetation