Videos

Video describing the water management strategies used when remodeling a basement.

Video describing an easy method of properly securing soffits on your home per IBHS FORTIFIED Home 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 flood walls/levee construction practices and science from LSU AgCenter.

Video giving guidelines on how to restore a home after a flood to prevent further issues. Recommendations from LSU AgCenter.

Video showing how to install starter strips on roofs using roof cement to prevent moisture damage while complying with IBHS FORTIFIED Home specifications.

Video showing how to install synthetic underlayment over taped seams on roof deck per IBHS Fortified requirements.

Video showing how to seal the roof deck with tape per IBHS Fortified Requirements.

Video showing how to install felt underlayment in hurricane areas, per IBHS Fortified requirements.

Video explaining raised-floor systems and some issues that can arrise with this type of construction. Recommendations from LSU AgCenter.

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 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 demonstrating how new construction contributes to flooding from the National Building Museum.

Video explaining the practicality behind the idea of wet floodproofing and its applications per LSU AgCenter guidelines.

Video describing how wet floodproofing helps prevent flood damage by using four different design strategies; elevate, float, wet floodproof, and dry floodproof. Recommendations from the National Building Museum.