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Protect Your Home in a FLASH with Huber ZIP System Roof Sheathing and Tape

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Protect Your Windows & Doors from High Winds

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Provide flashing and sealing integrated with the air and water control layers for vents and other roof penetrations

Provide flashing and sealing integrated with the air and water control layers for vents and other roof penetrations
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Pull the exhaust fan vent cover down gently to access the spring-loaded mounting wires

Pull the exhaust fan vent cover down gently to access the spring-loaded mounting wires
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QuickFlash Wall Penetration Flashing Installation

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R-5 XPS rigid foam exterior sheathing provides an air seal, moisture barrier, and additional insulation value.

R-5 XPS rigid foam exterior sheathing provides an air seal, moisture barrier, and additional insulation value.
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Rainscreens: A Builder’s Experience

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Recommended tile and mortar placement for "S" tile roofing system.

Recommended tile and mortar placement for "S" tile roofing system.
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Recommended tile and mortar placement for extruded concrete flat tile roofing system

Recommended tile and mortar placement for extruded concrete flat tile roofing system
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Redundant moisture barriers including siding, house wrap, and coated sheathing can help protect walls from excess moisture, while vapor retarders prevent vapor from entering the wall from the house, for example from a bathroom or kitchen.

Redundant moisture barriers including siding, house wrap, and coated sheathing can help protect walls from excess moisture, while vapor retarders prevent vapor from entering the wall from the house, for example from a bathroom or kitchen.
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Reinforce concrete slab and foundation walls to minimize future cracks that could let in pests

Reinforce concrete slab and foundation walls to minimize future cracks that could let in pests
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Remove the light bulb from the light fixture in the exhaust fan and clean the light housing with a vacuum brush attachment or cloth

Remove the light bulb from the light fixture in the exhaust fan and clean the light housing with a vacuum brush attachment or cloth
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Replacing double-pane windows with triple-pane windows can significantly reduce winter-time condensation by warming the interior surface of the windows

Replacing double-pane windows with triple-pane windows can significantly reduce winter-time condensation by warming the interior surface of the windows
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Retrofit an existing roof by installing rigid foam above the roof deck with a ventilation space between the rigid foam and the new roof sheathing plus new moisture and air control layers and cavity insulation in the roof rafters.

Retrofit an existing roof by installing rigid foam above the roof deck with a ventilation space between the rigid foam and the new roof sheathing plus new moisture and air control layers and cavity insulation in the roof rafters.
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Returning to Your Flood Damaged Home

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Right - A continuous layer of rigid foam insulation is installed against the foundation, and the perforated fiberglass insulation blanket is installed over that and covered with a semipermeable facing.

Right - A continuous layer of rigid foam insulation is installed against the foundation, and the perforated fiberglass insulation blanket is installed over that and covered with a semipermeable facing.
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Right - A durable, vented cover is installed over this exhaust duct to prevent bird and pest entry

Right - A durable, vented cover is installed over this exhaust duct to prevent bird and pest entry
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Right - A wood dam was constructed to hold back the attic floor insulation

Right - A wood dam was constructed to hold back the attic floor insulation
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Right - Brick veneer is installed with a 1-inch air space behind the brick, metal flashing and weep holes above and below the windows and at the base of the wall to direct out water that gets behind the brick.

Right - Brick veneer is installed with a 1-inch air space behind the brick, metal flashing and weep holes above and below the windows and at the base of the wall to direct out water that gets behind the brick.
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Right - Furring strips create an air gap to allow penetrating moisture to drain instead of wicking into walls; they also provide a nailing surface for siding.

Right - Furring strips create an air gap to allow penetrating moisture to drain instead of wicking into walls; they also provide a nailing surface for siding.
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Right - Metal drip edge on this south Florida CMU home protects the top of the fascia and edge of the roof deck from water, wind-blown rain and embers, and insects.

Right - Metal drip edge on this south Florida CMU home protects the top of the fascia and edge of the roof deck from water, wind-blown rain and embers, and insects.
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Right - Reduce condensation risks to blanket insulation by installing perforated vapor retarder covered fiberglass blankets over rigid foam that is air-sealed at all edges; staple the blanket to nailers and top/bottom plates and tape over the seams.

Right - Reduce condensation risks to blanket insulation by installing perforated vapor retarder covered fiberglass blankets over rigid foam that is air-sealed at all edges; staple the blanket to nailers and top/bottom plates and tape over the seams.
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Right - Section view showing how to air-seal and insulate a basement wall with perforated blanket insulation by installing it over air-sealed rigid insulation board to reduce condensation risk in the fiberglass blanket.

Right - Section view showing how to air-seal and insulate a basement wall with perforated blanket insulation by installing it over air-sealed rigid insulation board to reduce condensation risk in the fiberglass blanket.
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Right - Tape flashing keeps moisture out around and below the window; extra tape reinforces the corners to prevent tearing of the house wrap and to keep water out of this critical juncture.

Right - Tape flashing keeps moisture out around and below the window; extra tape reinforces the corners to prevent tearing of the house wrap and to keep water out of this critical juncture.