Building Science: Don’t Install Windows This Way

Readers of Energy Vanguard sent pictures of window installation “bloopers” to building science blogger Allison Bailes, who then offered his analysis and solution.

One home in Austin, Texas, had builders install siding before the windows were in.

“They may actually have done a decent job with the flashing details to keep water out, but they sure made things hard for themselves by not installing the windows before the siding,” Bailes writes.

Find out more at Energy Vanguard.