Why House Paint Fails
Why House Paint Fails (PDF) by Mark Knaebe, Chemist Wood Finishing Research USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory One Gifford Pinchot Drive Madison, Wisconsin 53705-2398 October 1995
Duration Series Shingles Installation Instructions
Duration™ Series Shingles Installation Instructions (PDF) In English and Spanish
BSD-105: Understanding Drainage Planes
BSD-105: Understanding Drainage Planes (PDF) 2006-10-24 by Joseph Lstiburek Online Version: https://buildingscience.com/documents/digests/bsd-105-understanding-drainage-planes
Eastern White Cedar Shingles: Specifications and Installation
Eastern White Cedar Shingles: Specifications and Installation (PDF) By SBC, Cedar Shingle Manufacturer
Rain-Screen Walls
Rain-Screen Walls: a Better Way to Install Siding (PDF) By Mark Averill Snyder in Fine Homebuilding Magazine Spacing the siding away from the housewrap promotes ventilation and drainage for long-lasting siding and paint.
Cedar Shake and Shingle Exterior and Interior Wall Manual
Exterior and Interior Wall Manual (PDF) By the Cedar Shake and Shingle Bureau
Preservation of Historic Concrete
Preservation of Historic Concrete (PDF) Preservation Brief 15, by Paul Gaudette and Deborah Slaton Online Version: https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs/15-concrete.htm
Piece by piece restoration
Piece by piece restoration: Beloit College’s Logan Museum (PDF) By Michael Reis
Lap Siding
Lap Siding: Installation Tips and Techniques (PDF) From CertainTeed FiberCement
LP SmartSide Trim & Fascia Application Instructions
LP SmartSide Trim & Fascia Application Instructions (PDF) Strand & Fiber Substrate 190, 440, 540 & 2000 Series