Water and Moisture Control - Page 15 of 32

Builder Jake Bruton demonstrates trusted window-flashing details for walls with the following water-resistive barriers: Zip System sheathing, exterior rigid-foam insulation, housewrap, peel-and-stick membrane, and fluid-applied WRB.

Schluter waterproofing and uncoupling membranes cover nearly every surface of this master bathroom before the tile goes down.

Building scientist Joe Lstiburek recommends insulating with rigid foam on the exterior.

GCP Grace Select

The Fine Homebuilding editors talk about doing right by your clients, opening up a kitchen to the outdoors, following EPA guidelines when removing asbestos siding, and more.

The Fine Homebuilding editors offer their opinions on adding two layers of Typar, suggest affordable alternatives to building a full timber-frame house, and wonder why anyone thinks it's OK to build house on top of a mold farm.

Code expert Glenn Mathewson explains the details required by code and modern plumbing standards when fabricating a shower pan.

A New Orleans prototype home may provide a path for builders looking to design and construct houses that can withstand rising sea levels and intense storms.

In his book Water in Buildings: An Architect’s Guide to Moisture and Mold, research architect William B. Rose makes building science both understandable and interesting.

DuPont's Tyvek DrainVent Rainscreen provides a drainage plane and air gap behind siding when applied over a well-detailed water-resistive barrier.