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This house design in the Hot-Humid climate uses a slab foundation, masonry walls, and an Exterior Insulation Finish System (EIFS) cladding.

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Installing Windows with Foam Sheathing on a Wood-Frame Wall

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Report with guidance for installing windows with foam sheathing on wood-frame walls.

Rain Exposure Region Map

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Trade-Friendly Retrofit Insulated Panels for Existing Buildings, Albany New York

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Case study about a structural sheathing product composed of enhanced EPS rigid foam with OSB adhered on one side.

Install remaining sidewall flashing, counter flashing, and shingles

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Apply roof underlayment over roof deck and up the sidewall over housewrap

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Install shingle starter strip then kick-out diverter; attach to roof deck but not sidewall

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Place first shingle and next section of sidewall flashing over upper edge of diverter

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Apply self-adhesive flashing over top edge of the wall flashing, diverter, and housewrap

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Install the housewrap. Cut housewrap to fit over diverter and tape top of cut

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Step 3. Place the first shingle and the next section of sidewall flashing over upper edge of diverter

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Step 4. Install remaining sidewall flashing, appropriate counter flashing, and shingles

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Step 6. Apply construction tape over the self-adhered flashing

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Measure Guideline: Guidance on Taped Insulating Sheathing Drainage Planes

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Measure Guideline research report providing simple, long term, and durable solutions when using tapes and flashing membranes in conjunction with the exterior face of rigid polymeric foam sheathing to create the drainage plane of a wall system.

Install self-adhesive sill flashing

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Step 1. Apply roof underlayment over roof deck and up the sidewall over the rigid foam insulation

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Step 2. Install shingle starter strip then kick-out diverter as first piece of step flashing.

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Step 5. Apply self-adhesive flashing over top edge of the wall flashing, diverter, and rigid foam insulation

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Moisture Control for Residential Buildings

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Report providing extensive guidance on controlling moisture in building envelopes through proper selection and installation on air, water, thermal, and vapor barriers.