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Ask the Builder: Water Leaks in House Siding and Brick

You and I need water to survive. Water, however, is the enemy when it comes to your home.
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Ask the Builder: Water Leaks in House Siding and Brick
The siding on this house is being applied directly over the wood sheathing. The sheathing has a plastic covering, and tape is required to prevent water from infiltrating into the wall cavity. Tim Carter/Tribune Content Agency
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You prefer hearing stories rather than being subjected to a lecture, don’t you? The most popular person at a holiday party is often telling stories to a small throng of people gathered around her or him. Allow me to take you on a psychic journey over the past 50 years of my construction experience.

This column is about water. You and I need water to survive. Water, however, is the enemy when it comes to your home. Water causes wood rot, mildew and mold. It’s so powerful that it can split rock and concrete like you might crack an egg in your hand.

Tim Carter
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Tim Carter is the founder of AsktheBuilder.com. He's an amateur radio operator and enjoys sending Morse code sitting at an actual telegrapher's desk. Carter lives in central New Hampshire with his wife, Kathy, and their dog, Willow. Subscribe to his FREE newsletter at AsktheBuilder.com. He now does livestreaming video M-F at 4 PM Eastern Time at youtube.com/askthebuilder. (C)2022 Tim Carter. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.