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Pumpkin Ridge Passive House Video #15: Window Install Prep & Air Sealing

Publication Date

February, 2013

Video describing how to prep and air seal the wall cavity for window installation.

Windows are installed in new framing in preparation for adding exterior spray foam insulation

Right – Walls, windows, and wiring are installed in the factory for these modular homes, which are installed at the site on basement foundations made of insulated concrete wall panels.

Publication Date

Thu, 09/30/2021 - 12:00

Right – This home’s above-grade walls are constructed in a factory where wall panels of 2x6 studs are assembled and sheathed with a coated OSB product, then windows are installed and flashed before shipping the panels to the site for assembly by crane.

Publication Date

Thu, 09/30/2021 - 12:00

Spray Foam Insulation Applied over the Siding of Existing Exterior Walls

Guide describing how to install spray foam on the exterior of the existing home after framing over the existing siding.

Rigid Foam Insulation for Existing Exterior Walls

Guide describing how to apply an air control layer directly over existing wall sheathing and cover with two layers of insulating sheathing held in place by vertical furring strips.

Spray Foam Insulation for Cavities of Existing Exterior Walls

Guide describing how to insulate the walls of an existing home with spray foam insulation.

Hurricane Straps

Publication Date

September, 2020

Author(s)

FLASH Strong Home

Organization(s)

FLASH

Video describing hurricane ties and how they make your home more ready for severe weather by strengthening structural connections.

Install all layers of the drainage plane to overlap, not underlap, to direct bulk water down and out of the wall.

Publication Date

Thu, 11/01/2007 - 12:00

How To Strengthen Your Home for Under $10,000 – Insulated Concrete Forms

Publication Date

September, 2014

Video interview explaining the benefits of installing insulated concrete forms for both energy efficiency and disaster resistance in either new or existing homes for under $10,000. Recommendations from FLASH Strong Homes.

Pumpkin Ridge Passive House Video #15: Window Install Prep & Air Sealing

Windows are installed in new framing in preparation for adding exterior spray foam insulation

Right – Walls, windows, and wiring are installed in the factory for these modular homes, which are installed at the site on basement foundations made of insulated concrete wall panels.

Right – This home’s above-grade walls are constructed in a factory where wall panels of 2x6 studs are assembled and sheathed with a coated OSB product, then windows are installed and flashed before shipping the panels to the site for assembly by crane.

Spray Foam Insulation Applied over the Siding of Existing Exterior Walls

Rigid Foam Insulation for Existing Exterior Walls

Spray Foam Insulation for Cavities of Existing Exterior Walls

Hurricane Straps

Install all layers of the drainage plane to overlap, not underlap, to direct bulk water down and out of the wall.

How To Strengthen Your Home for Under $10,000 – Insulated Concrete Forms

HVAC Ducts Shall Not Be Run within Exterior Walls

Blown Insulation for Cavities of Existing Exterior Walls

Roof/Attic to Exterior Wall Air Control Upgrade

Batt Insulation for Existing Exterior Walls