| • | | Provide drainage for footings and provide grading away from foundation. |
| • | | Provide capillary break and free-draining backfill at foundation wall exterior and between footing and foundation wall. |
| • | | Use rigid insulation under foundation slab and at slab perimeter, also on the exterior of foundation walls. |
| • | | Provide 3" deep, washed stone under foundation slab/slab on grade. |
| • | | Plantings near foundation should require no irrigation. |
| • | | Seal crawlspaces well. |
| • | | Provide eaves of sufficient depth to shield side walls from rain. |
| • | | Install sheathing wrap, lapped shingle style, over sheathing before installing exterior cladding or install a rain screen behind siding in addition to sheathing wrap. |
| • | | Install pan flashing or membrane over bevel siding to direct water to the exterior, OR (Slab-on-grade) depress door thresholds 1" below slab surface |
| • | | Use insulation with low air and vapor permeability for at least half the total insulation R-value. |
| • | | Counter flash exterior wall sheathing wrap over roof shingle step flashing. |
| • | | Install moisture resistant substrate behind tubs and showers-avoid paper faced gypsum board. |
| • | | Insulate cold water pipes and air conditioning ducts. |
| • | | Properly size all HVAC units. |
