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Coastal Challenges: Mitigating Moisture Damage

Learn how a vapor-permeable, water-resistant air barrier system serves to protect a cedar-shingle home from the coastal elements.

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S44 E11: Demo Find Work is underway for the new three-story bump out, the interior is demolished, and a new wider staircase is built. A retaining wall is made, and the town wastewater treatment facility is toured.

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