This post I will point out a few key areas that can cause problems in your home if not sealed up properly. Arbor Custom Home goes to great lengths to make sure your new home can withstand our wet Oregon climate. The assembly of these systems will help keep moisture out of your home. Unwanted moisture in the walls can lead to mold and rotting of materials. It is for this reason that Arbor Custom Home hires a contractor that specializes in just the professional installation of windows and doors. It is critical that they are put in properly. Many builders simply have their framing crews slap them in! This would consist of nailing them in and that's it.
This picture is of a Quick Flash panel that seals around the hose bib. Since a hole has to be put through the framed wall, the hole now has to be addressed to block any potential water & air flow. The Tyvek wrap goes on first, then this rubber & plastic piece that seals tightly around the pipe. The portion of the waterline inside the garage or home also receives a spray foam seal.
Slider doors have the house wrap pulled around the stud, helping create a continuous barrier. It is then tacked down & back sealed with spray foam insulation. Around the base of the bottom of the door is a flex seal that has a sticky backing and creates a pan type of effect underneath the bottom of the door. This would direct any moisture outwards. 
A typical window installation. Note the flex wrap, foam sealing, DrainWrap and the yellow is a core-x styled plastic that gives the window a slight tilt...directing any water outwards.
The Tyvek DrainWrap has ridges that allow space between the wrap & the back of the siding. This allow for air & moisture movement. That way if any moisture gets behind the siding...it can travel downwards and out an open cavity. The blue dots are plastic washers used around the heads of the nails that hold the wrap against the house. This seals up any holes and keep the nail from pulling through the material.
The house is wrapped up tight with the Tyvek DrainWrap, all the areas around the window are sealed with flashing tape and we're ready for siding.
Spray Foam Roofing Systems provide many benefits to building owners. The two most important benefits is the value of the seal / leak prevention and insulation.
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