Product Guide
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What’s the Most Durable Grout?
GBA’s technical director, a former remodeler with modest tile experience, wonders why more people aren't using polyurethane grout
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How to Choose a Metal Roof
If you want a roof that lasts for 50 years or more, metal is for you
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USG EcoSmart Gypsum Wallboard
Manufactured with less water and lower CO2 emissions—what’s a green builder not to love?
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AeroBarrier for Air-Sealing Existing Homes
AeroBarrier West is using this air sealing system on existing and even occupied homes
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In Favor of Wood-Fiber Insulation
Learn about the benefits, properties, and installation methods of this unique insulation developed in Germany by companies like Gutex, STEICO, and Best Wood SCHNEIDER
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Another Take on Tstuds
Seasoned remodeler Brad Stokes and architect Marc Sloot weigh in on this hotly debated alternative to conventional stick framing
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Rainscreen Products for Stucco Installations
If you want to install stucco and not rot your walls, choose one of these products to create a drainage plane and ventilation space between the water-resistive barrier and the stucco
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First Look at Tstuds
Does this new wall truss one-up double-stud walls and continuous exterior insulation?
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The Complicated Role of a Water-Resistive Barrier
Choose the right product and install it well, because if you’re not keeping water out, nothing else matters
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WRB FAQ (That’s Water Resistive Barrier)
Here are the questions the folks at ZIP, Benjamin Obdyke, Certainteed, Henry, and 475 field the most. And their answers.