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Capillary Break Coating
Applying a waterproof coating to the top of the footing blocks groundwater from wicking into the foundation walls, thereby keeping the basement drier.
Dual-Purpose Sub-Slab Pipe
In this foundation build, a sub-slab perforated pipe and layer of crushed stone will help drain away groundwater and provide an exit pathway for radon gas.
Placing Concrete in the Footings
Finally some actual construciton taking place
Handy Shingle Lifter
Break the seal with a brick trowel when you need to lift the edge of an asphalt shingle.
Make Your Own Rigid Foam Roof-Vent Baffles
A simple cutting tool made with scraps of wood and a utility-knife blade allows you to make baffles to put between your rafters for a better insulation job.
ICFs Often Require a Lot of Steel Reinforcing
The steel reinforcing rod used in the footings and foundation will end up costing about 50% of the cost of the concrete used to fill the footing and ICF forms.
Forming Footings from Recycled Lumber
Recycled I joists, old staging planks and salvaged plywood are used for form boards.
Fiberglass-Batt Dispenser
If you need to open up a bundle of fiberglass insulation, you could just slice the bag with a utility knife and let the whole compressed package explode, but there’s…
The Right Way to Install Shower Pan Liners
A sloped mortar bed should be installed first, no matter what the inspector says.
How to Flash a Window Sill
Learn how to use flexible self-adhering flashing tape to waterproof the rough sill.

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