Videos

Video explaining why homeowners should seal cracks and gaps on their homes in preparation for severe weather, complying with IBHS guidelines.

Video presentation explaining whole-house moisture management strategies and energy efficiency at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Video explaining a design option for homes in the case of a flood that would negate the need for gutting the home post-flood. Recommendations from LSU AgCenter.

Video explaining how to design bathrooms to be flood-friendly, or easily remedied to the original conditions post-flood.

Video interview explaining some basic guidelines to make your home more ready for severe weather for under $10,000. Recommendations from FLASH Strong Homes.

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

Video presentation by Joe Lstiburek describing the four layers of moisture management found in walls and how walls should be designed and built to keep moisture out with these layers in mind.

Video from Home Innovation Research Labs giving an overview of moisture problems common to exterior walls and how to mitigate these problems with proper framing, flashing, sheathing, cladding, and insulation.

Video from Home Innovation Research Labs on planning new residential construction with moisture management in mind.

Video showing how the weep holes in a brick façade are sometimes filled by the homeowner or subsequent contractor who mistakenly thought the holes are the result of an installation error during the brick laying work. These holes are important to the drainage and ventilation of the wall, please don’t...

Video from Home Innovation Research Labs giving an overview on engineered wood products and L-joist systems and their uses in residential construction.

Video showing steps to protect homes from flood damage using both dry flood-proofing and wet flood-proofing methods per FLASH Strong Homes guidelines.

Video explaining how to install wall penetration flashing properly to keep rain water out of the wall.

Video discussing how homeowners should return to their homes for the first time after a natural disaster according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Video showing steps to take to prepare openings in homes for a hurricane or high wind event as explained by the Weather Channel and IBHS Fortified Home.

Video describing the principles of creating IRC-compliant walls with full sheathing according to APA - The Engineered Wood Association practices.

Video providing how-tos for wind-resistant wall construction from FLASH Strong Home guidelines.

Video describing the exterior cladding details of a residential home addition project.

Video explaining how to correctly install wall-to-roof flashing and kick-out flashing to protect walls from rain water damage.