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SmartSide Trim and Siding Application Instructions

SmartSide Trim and Siding Application Instructions (PDF) PRECISION SERIES 38 AND 76 SERIES PRIMED LAP SIDING  

Improving the Performance of Painted Wood Siding

Improving the Performance of Painted Wood Siding: Rain Screen, End-Grain Seal, and Back Priming (PDF)

Prescriptive Residential Wood Deck Construction Guide

Prescriptive Residential Wood Deck Construction Guide (PDF)

Preservation Brief Archive

A terrific online archive of many PDFs can be found here. https://www.nps.gov/tps/education/online-pubs.htm

The Preservation and Repair of Historic Clay Tile Roofs

Preservation Brief 30, by Anne E. Grimmer and Paul K. Williams Online Version: https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs/30-clay-tile-roofs.htm PDF Version: https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/preservedocs/preservation-briefs/30Preserve-Brief-ClayRoofs.pdf

Deck Safety Checklist

Check Your Deck® Consumer Checklist. Deck Safety Awareness – An effort to promote outdoor living in a beautiful and safe environment. Download as PDF Split or decaying wood: Check several different areas of the deck to be sure the wood is still sound. This includes the ledger board (where the deck attaches to the house…
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The Repair, Replacement and Maintenance of Historic Slate Roofs

Preservation Brief 29, by Jeffrey S. Levine Online Version: The Repair, Replacement and Maintenance of Historic Slate Roofs PDF Version: https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/preservedocs/preservation-briefs/29Preserve-Brief-SlateRoofs.pdf  

Avoiding Moisture Accumulation in Walls

Avoiding Moisture Accumulation in Walls (PDF)

Total Building Envelope

Total Building Envelope (PDF)

Pan Flashing

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