Explainers
Oct 16, 2026
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4 min read
Salt, water and a path: the causes, prevention in design and construction, and safe removal.
3 min read
What the test measures, how it works, what 0.04 cfm/ft2 means, and what it doesn't tell you.
Where flashing goes, how to lap it, end dams, drips, weeps and materials.
Seams vs. film thickness, cold-weather limits, verification, and how to choose.
The drainage plane behind the cladding: what codes require, the main types, and where WRBs fail.
Two different control layers, two different jobs, and why mixing them up causes wet walls.
