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Sheathing a roof begins with placing the first sheet in the right spot

General floor framing and subfloor installation guidelines and principles

PVC moves in response to temperature swings, but it doesn't move like you think it does. To make the movement predictable, Install TIGHT and fasten RIGHT 

Flood-resistant construction is a critical piece of resilient design and construction

Hydroflash LA and Invisiwrap UV make a watertight, airtight, and UV-safe opening behind the open cladding

Sharpening with an angle grinder is less tedious, boring, and slow than with a file

Trees and shrubs are fuel, but now neighbors are a greater risk

Last time on Building Resilience, we were cutting styrofoam, gluing the back, and sticking it to the walls in two crawlspaces, where we had already plopped it on the floor. That’s when we broke out the froth packs."Spray foam insulation. It’s a big part of how we build today, it’s one of the key ingredients in our building type.