Window and door flashing: getting the sequence right at the opening
Glazing performance gets the attention, but the opening is where most water gets in. The order you flash a window or door — sill first, then jambs, then head — is what decides whether the detail drains or traps.
11 min read
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Cladding
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Window and door flashing: getting the sequence right at the opening
Glazing performance gets the attention, but the opening is where most water gets in. The order you flash a window or door — sill first, then jambs, then head — is what decides whether the detail drains or traps.
11 min read
Render and texture coat failure: diagnosing cracking, delamination and efflorescence
Render failures rarely begin in the render. Read the crack pattern, the drummy map and the salt bloom together and they point to the substrate, the mix or the water that is still getting in.
13 min read
Wall cladding fixings, clearances and ground levels
Cladding rarely fails because the sheet was the wrong product. It fails because the fixing, the clearance or the ground level under it was set by habit rather than by the manufacturer’s instructions and the NCC.
12 min read