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Terraces, balconies, and decks sit in a punishing part of any building. They take direct sun, heavy rain, standing water, wind-driven moisture, foot traffic, fu…

Water has a way of finding the smallest weakness in a building envelope. A hairline crack in render, a failed seal around a window, an unprotected cold joint in…

Moisture rarely announces itself with drama. More often, it arrives quietly, through a faint musty smell in a lower level room, a hairline crack that darkens af…

Water rarely announces itself with drama at first. In crawl spaces and below-grade areas, it usually starts quietly, a damp soil surface after heavy rain, a mus…

A dry interior is easy to take for granted until the first signs of trouble appear. Sometimes it starts with a faint musty smell after rain. Sometimes it shows …

Water has a way of finding the smallest weakness in a building. A hairline crack in a terrace screed, an unsealed pipe sleeve behind a vanity, a poorly detailed…

Water has a way of finding the smallest weakness in a building. A pinhole crack in a foundation wall, a failed window seal, a roof flashing that shifted a quart…

Water has a way of finding every weakness in a building. It slips through hairline cracks, follows pipe penetrations, settles against poorly graded foundations,…