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Windows and Doors are Fully Flashed

Guide describing how to install flashings to help direct water down and out of windows and doors openings in exterior walls.

Wrong - The window lying on the ground was protected by a shutter but the shutter was attached to the window frame, rather than directly to the wall framing.

Publication Date

Wed, 12/01/2010 - 12:00

Right – This metal panel window shutter is installed in a track permanently mounted above and below the window frame and is secured with wing nuts to studs mounted on the track.

Publication Date

Wed, 12/01/2010 - 12:00

Wrong – For proper detailing of vinyl around windows and other obstacles, use utility trim, punch snaplocks into siding, and do not overlap directly beneath a window.

Publication Date

Wed, 12/01/2010 - 12:00

Plywood or OSB panels are a cost-effective way to protect windows from wind-borne debris.

Publication Date

Wed, 12/01/2010 - 12:00

Air Sealing Doors Adjacent to Unconditioned Space

Guide describing how to air-seal doors that are next to unconditioned spaces.

CAD image for roof pipe penetration water and air sealing details

DWG

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Dry Floodproofing

Publication Date

November, 2016

Video from LSU AgCenter describing dry floodproofing and how to dry floodproof your home.

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

Resilient Home Solutions

Publication Date

August, 2020

Video overviewing how to make a home flood resistant, meaning that they can be quickly restored to their original condition after a natural disaster. Recommendations from LSU AgCenter.

Common methods for plywood shutter attachment to wood-frame and masonry walls.

Publication Date

Wed, 12/01/2010 - 12:00

Taped Insulating Sheathing Drainage Planes

Guide describing techniques for installing insulating sheathing as a continuous drainage plane on walls.

High Performance Builder Spotlight: Green Coast Enterprises, New Orleans, LA

Author(s)

Theresa Gilbride

Organization(s)

PNNL

Publication Date

September, 2011

Case study describing 100 homes constructed post Hurricane Katrina and the techniques and materials being employed to achieve energy efficiency

Windows and Doors are Fully Flashed

Wrong - The window lying on the ground was protected by a shutter but the shutter was attached to the window frame, rather than directly to the wall framing.

Right – This metal panel window shutter is installed in a track permanently mounted above and below the window frame and is secured with wing nuts to studs mounted on the track.

Wrong – For proper detailing of vinyl around windows and other obstacles, use utility trim, punch snaplocks into siding, and do not overlap directly beneath a window.

Plywood or OSB panels are a cost-effective way to protect windows from wind-borne debris.

Air Sealing Doors Adjacent to Unconditioned Space

CAD image for roof pipe penetration water and air sealing details

Dry Floodproofing

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

Resilient Home Solutions

Common methods for plywood shutter attachment to wood-frame and masonry walls.

Taped Insulating Sheathing Drainage Planes

High Performance Builder Spotlight: Green Coast Enterprises, New Orleans, LA

Drainage Plane Behind Exterior Wall Cladding

Flooding Overview

Design and Retrofit for Flood Protection

Flashing of Wall Penetrations in Existing Homes

Asphalt Shingle Roofs

Unvented Insulated Sloped Roofs

Low-Slope ("Flat") Roofs

Roof Valleys and Penetrations Sealed

Framing of Gable Roof Overhangs