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The Complicated Role of a Water-Resistive Barrier
Choose the right WRB product and install it well, because if you're not keeping water out, nothing else matters.
Hodge-Podge Housewrap
There may be a good reason to install more than one brand of water-resistive barrier, but watch out for compatibility issues.
Windows Before Housewrap?
When it makes sense for inspections, extra protection, or sequencing demands, you can install a window before the WRB and still make it weathertight.
Installing and Flashing Windows Before Housewrap
Use proper prep and flashing details to install weathertight windows before the water-resistive barrier goes on.
Make Smooth Cuts in Housewrap
Create a hassle-free cut starting in the middle of the roll.
How Good Is Your Air Barrier?
If your goal is extremely low air leakage, choose your materials carefully.
Keeping Water Out of Walls: Housewrap and Beyond
Learn about the different styles of water-resistive barrier available.
Simple, Elegant Trim for a Shed
Although clean and unadorned, this revival of a Shaker exterior trim package is more complex than it appears.
Drainable Housewrap Fire Risk Depends on Gap Size
Water-resistive barriers have a tiny air gap, but is it large enough to feed a flame?
Part 1: Prepare a Rough Opening for a Nail-Fin Window over Housewrap
After installing the water-resistive barrier, cut the window opening and then use bevel siding and tape to create a positive-slope sill.

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