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Door flashing and Weather-Resistant Construction: On a recent project we were hired to replace the pressure treated decking and railing on a porch and replace everything with mahogany. A pretty straightforward project, or at least that’s what I thought. The door was leaking at the sill and had an exterior door flashing issue.While removing the…
Components Of A Well Built Deck Many decks are constructed with too few fasteners, weak deck to house connections or are improperly flashed and subsequently prematurely rot. Around the country, hundreds of people are injured by failing decks and in almost every case the decks collapse because inadequate fastening allows them to pull away from…
Everything has a lifespan ~ choose your materials to last: This week we were called to a home to repair a porch. As soon as I saw this porch listing to the right it was obvious that non-pressure treated wood was used. I broke the news to the homeowner that we would no only bey replacing…
Rain Screen And Moisture Barrier Dear Concord Carpenter, I own a Dutch Colonial style two-story house. It is brick on the lower story and 1960s era Masonite type siding on the upper story. Roof is Gambrel. The windows were replaced by the previous owner and do not have visible sills or casing. I want to…
Rain Screen Wall The basic rain screen wall configuration incorporates a wall drainage plane [air space] to allow moisture to drain and siding to dry from both sides. A Rain screens layers, or wythes provide different levels of rain protection effectiveness. What is a Rain Screen Wall? What is usually meant by a “rain screen wall” is…
Wood Siding Clearances Wood trim and siding should always be installed with an air gap when installed at a roof, ground or concrete contact area. Flashing is typically used to make the connection between the two. Roof Areas Trim that extends down to a roof such as on dormer sidewalls and decks require a…
Photo: AConcordCarpenter.com Importance Of Flashing Over Your Siding Before installing siding, make sure that flashing is installed to prevent moisture from entering wall and roof spaces. Sidewall flashing is an important line of defense in controlling moisture in wall assemblies as well as prevent a roof leak. Flashing intercepts and redirects the flow of water…
The Importance of Deck Ledger Flashing: Recently I have been spending my time working up off of Monument Street performing exterior rot replacement in anticipation of having the house painted. This normally means going over the house with a fine tooth comb looking for problem areas to fix. Deck ledger flashing problem areas typically seem…
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