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Fully Sealed Continuous Weather Resistance Barrier (2)

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Fully Sealed Continuous Weather Resistance Barrier (3)

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Furred-out siding

Furred-out siding
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Furring strips are installed over a foil-faced rigid foam sheathing to provide a drainage plane and ventilation gap behind siding.

Furring strips are installed over a foil-faced rigid foam sheathing to provide a drainage plane and ventilation gap behind siding.
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Furring strips provide a ventilation gap between the coated OSB sheathing and the fiber cement siding.

Furring strips provide a ventilation gap between the coated OSB sheathing and the fiber cement siding.
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Furring strips provide drainage gap behind lap siding; screen is added at bottom and top to prevent entry of insects and wildfire embers.

Furring strips provide drainage gap behind lap siding; screen is added at bottom and top to prevent entry of insects and wildfire embers
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Garage Exhaust Fans

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Glasswood Commercial Passive House Retrofit: Air Barrier

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Good water management practices like sloping grade away from house, and installing gutters, perimeter drain pipe, a capillary break, and free-draining soils or drainage mat protect the foundation from water saturation.

Good water management practices like sloping grade away from house, and installing gutters, perimeter drain pipe, a capillary break, and free-draining soils or drainage mat protect the foundation from water saturation.
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Grade-level drainage

Grade-level drainage
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Green Coast Enterprises built this New Orleans home on piers so that the floor is 1 foot above the base flood level; borate treated framing and closed-cell spray foam insulation add to the home's moisture resistance.

Green Coast Enterprises built this New Orleans home on piers so that the floor is 1 foot above the base flood level; borate treated framing and closed-cell spray foam insulation add to the home's moisture resistance.
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Gutter channel

Gutter channel
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Gutters and downspouts direct rainwater down and away from buildings to keep building walls and foundations drier

Gutters and downspouts direct rainwater down and away from buildings to keep building walls and foundations drier
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Heavy metal flashing protects the deck timbers and separates them from the wall at the wall-deck connection which is vulnerable to both ember entrapment and water damage.

Heavy metal flashing protects the deck timbers and separates them from the wall at the wall-deck connection which is vulnerable to both ember entrapment and water damage.
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High Performance Builder Spotlight: Green Coast Enterprises, New Orleans, LA

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High Performance Builder Spotlight: Treasure Homes Inc.

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High winds pulled the asphalt shingles and sheathing panels off this coastal home, although storm shutters protected the windows

High winds pulled the asphalt shingles and sheathing panels off this coastal home, although storm shutters protected the windows
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Hillside House Green Roof

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Home Flood Recovery - Do More Than Restore

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Horizontal furring strips are installed over a taped smart membrane that serves as an air and vapor barrier and holds in insulation; the furring strips will provide a nailing surface for tongue-and-groove wood porch ceiling cladding.

Horizontal furring strips are installed over a taped smart membrane that serves as an air and vapor barrier and holds in insulation; the furring strips will provide a nailing surface for tongue-and-groove wood porch ceiling cladding.
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Hot and cold water hose connections and valves are common sources of leaks at kitchen and bathroom faucets.

Hot and cold water hose connections and valves are common sources of leaks at kitchen and bathroom faucets.
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House wrap is sealed at all seams and overlaps flashing to serve as a continuous drainage plane over the exterior walls.

House wrap is sealed at all seams and overlaps flashing to serve as a continuous drainage plane over the exterior walls.
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How Much Water Do We Use?

How Much Water Do We Use?
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How to Install a Whole-House Water Softener | Ask This Old House