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Title: Weather Resistive Barriers: How to select and install housewrap and other types of weather resistive barriers
Author: US DOE, 2002
File: Free Building Guide, PDF 222 KB, 4 pages
Audience: Written for builders, designers, and homeowners with some prior knowledge of traditional construction.

Review
Short overview of weather resistive barriers, selection and installation.

Issues covered include:

• what are weather resistive barriers for, how do they work
• types and costs of weather resistive barriers
• when and how to use weather resistive barriers
• general installation guidelines
• details for doors and windows
• properties of weather resistive barriers
• moisture migration properties

Detail drawing include:

• housewrap installation details, walls, corners, rims and openings

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