I've been in the trades for almost 20 years, built houses, flipped houses, renovated top to bottom, commercial and residential, and worked with hundreds of sub trades. I still find it overwhelming at the sheer amount of systems and products that exist to do the same thing. As for what's best? Forget about it, you'll never know, nor will any contractor. What complicates things further is 4 contractors will give you 4 different ways to install the same product. Even for an experienced guy, It can be frustrating and anxiety enducing to make the best choice and to know whether the job is being done correctly or not.

@Eric-qu2vp

7 ай бұрын

Amen

@rduckster4727

7 ай бұрын

Try being a diy-er trying to build my own house; learning as I go.

@natemartinez4595

5 ай бұрын

How so? Because different options exist that makes it harder? I love it. Different systems for different requirements and budgets. It doesn't add any anxiety for me. I'd rather have options than just make it up as ingo

@NoCompM2

3 ай бұрын

I can definitely relate honestly. It's quite overwhelming.

@jimmyp7082

Ай бұрын

All the products are to screw the americans out of there money. Plenty of old houses with no fancy products with no problems. Rissinger charges 5k to put a window in

Exactly how I did my windows two years ago. After two winter's I can say the extra work was worth it. Not just financially in energy savings but in comfort and sound control as well.

There needs to be more videos of Bill giving his hands on knowledge.

@karlozzlopezz6093

2 жыл бұрын

Shut up

Great video. I totally agree that windows can cause a lot of problems. I had a company come in and put in double pane windows but they were not careful in sealing around the window. I had to redo the window to keep the water out and used a number of your videos to do the work since I am learning as I go. Thank you for the info.

I think I saw Matt do a little building there, nice to see him get his hands dirty....hammers like a manager too. All joking aside, love the videos, working backwards and watching the old ones too. Thank you for sharing all the knowledge, and helping us to build better

Matt always does a great job covering windows but i would like to see him do some doors, sliding doors and such...😎

@pavelomar4631

4 жыл бұрын

422systemarty a 8R8L Bi Fold patio door perhaps !?! 😰

@danielfronc4304

4 жыл бұрын

Ditto!

@mhsfhhawks3411

3 жыл бұрын

I have a house under construction and they installed the windows just this week. I was actually very surprised they did nothing in the way of a sill pan or taping the house wrap before installing the windows. Is the best and only thing I can do after the fact to weather seal the edges of the window? Suggestions? I should have them take the windows out and do it the right way!

@chrisanderson1515

3 жыл бұрын

This channel is my favorite resource for sure. Sliding doors would be great. I think he did something with Marvin some time ago.

@ernieangle2553

Жыл бұрын

I agree with you Pavel and 422systemarty !

Damn you Matt. I'm going to build a house, and it would have been so much easier if I had never found your channel.

This is the method we teach all of the carpenter apprentices and truly is the best method. It helps with air leakage and water penetration both. It would be nice if the whole industry would be using the same method whether it’s Tyvek, zip system or any other mechanically applied system.

Thank you, guys. I'm doing a rebuild (like 2 steps past a remodel) on my house. I've referenced many of your videos to help me do it right.

Thanks for another great video. I’m about to start building a house using zip sheathing for the first time. This was exactly what I needed to see.

@jeepsuc99

4 жыл бұрын

Dont use shit system to build your new house.

Nice video. I literally just complained on some window install videos about them not taping the sides and top because that would allow air that comes up from the bottom of the window (since that part isn't taped or sealed) to get behind the house wrap, which defeats the purpose of house wrap as an air barrier. I understand here you're using Zip but then air could get in where the window jamb and the zip meet. Happy to see you guys put tape on that.

Every time I wake up to a notification I get super happy and I have a great day how about everybody else🙋‍♂️🙋🏽

@buildshow

4 жыл бұрын

That's Awesome! Thanks Brother.

@RandomUserName92840

4 жыл бұрын

Same

I like that he took the side taping past the bend point on the lower tape.

I always learn something new in your videos. Thanks Matt!

Super helpful in knowing the steps to take and proper flashing to avoid water damage!

You guys are pros and you typically direct your information to other pros, but as a layman, I appreciate that you provide a how-to that doesn't assume we are all pros, you explain every detail and why you do it. Thanks! Do you have earlier videos that explain the framing as well?

I totally understand the concept and 100% would do this if I had a coastal house where the possibility of high winds or hurricane could drive the water sideways but the beginning seems like overkill .

For the time and necessity to be very specific with getting the tape to conform around all corners and edges, I prefer to just use liquid flash around the entire opening, covering the entire jamb. It’s a little more expensive, BUT for the end result and lack of headaches it’s so worth it!

@Cake41579

2 жыл бұрын

I agree hands down. Matt has since used fluid applied flashing abd weather barrier on a couple homes with tremendous results. Have you seen the air sealing vapor that’s implemented by filling the homes interior air space with the air sealant and doing a blower door by blowing the air towards the outside wgich in turn blows the air sealant to the extrusions which seals the tiny holes that would’ve typically been avoided because of the inability to find every tiny air gap. It’s stuff like that wgich brings me back to the build show over just aboit anything else being put out to learn from. Matt is doing what he loves and is doing a fine job if you ask me. I learn something in every video.

I have a feeling Matt puts those bags on just for videos. I kid I kid. Great video.

I've learned so much from this channel. Thanks.

I learned a few things today ，5 degree bevel of the sill ，caulking before putting the Windows up，tape after nail too。I am going to install 3 Windows for a small new house for a charity 。 bow with respect 。🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻😁

Bill looked absolutely mesmerized by the stretch tape.

Excellent video on the proper flashing methods with the best products on the market. The real problem is, what are the chances that the average builders are going to be that thorough in the process? More than likely not, which is why no matter how great these products are it always boils down to the final installer and their particular expertise, or lack of it.

Funny, I worked for Jeld awen in their Darlington, UK factory about 14 years ago! Worked 10 weeks after leaving Uni assembling double glazing units. Haven't thought about that time in years.

Thanks for mentioning the 5 degree positive slope with frame sill! Previously, I was looking into sill pans such as suresill (the original frame sill did not have this positive slope). I will look to sanding this slope on frame sill - per explanation of your work

thanks again. great work and teaching. i like to watch and recap everything you do right before I actually do the next step. again suberb!

Looks pretty straight forward, just started seeing it in my area

Thanks guys. I got me some of the flex tape to try out on a window install I’m doing soon

Thank you for posting/sharing, good idea on the slope.

Love the effort on this channel

Great video Glad your talking PG rating not just the Energy.

Great how to video! Thank you for all your information!

I think you just sold me on those windows. Will be building end of year.

Nice! I'm taking notes on this for when I replace some old windows in my house (I'll be pulling back the vinyl siding a little to do some taping as the siding and house wrap were installed after windows were in). The nail-holding tip came in handy. I wonder if that much taping is needed on a shed window. LOL.

Belt and suspenders! Love the American version of Belts and Braces but definitely think the British versions rolls off the tongue better.

As a contractor in swfl I agree with the way you approach the sill and no sealant on the bottom flange but I find that if a use a good bead of elastomeric caulk to adhear the window directly to the zip sheathing. this is adhearing the window to the framing making it structural and not relying on the adhesion of the zip tape . Because all you did was adhear the window to the zip tape. A bead of quality elastomeric sealant between window flange and sheathing and then zip tape over the flange after. All in all good videos

Last time I installed windows, I didn't see any flashing. It's been running stably for a couple of years now - no complaints.

Great video as always!

I love the detail. Here in the UK we just slap in a plastic frame 10mm smaller than the opening, a few concrete screws through the frame from the inside and then expanding foam the gap. You have a much drier climate and go to all this trouble to waterproof. I suppose you have to for wooden houses.

@bobs6129

3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes we foam Windows here depends in the United States. You guys in the UK don't do this for skylights though?

@SwimBikeRunFastest

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobs6129 I've never fitted a skylight but when I saw the builders working on next door I didn't see them use foam. I think they possibly come with a sealing kit included

@bobs6129

3 жыл бұрын

@@SwimBikeRunFastest yeah usually they come with a roll of butyl tape I'm guessing

Awesome video! Ready to diy my windows now!

Great video, thanks. Good to see you swing a hammer for a change!

Nice install , I appreciate your reason for not securing bottom flang , I’m not sure if it’s however it’s necessary

Thinks for making videos very helpful

Good job guys!

Matt comes across as the guy who couldn't play football or baseball but knows the rule book. Bill comes across like he played football and baseball and knows the rule book.

Best video I’ve seen so far

Love them widows sizzle

Very helpful!

Good video Matt and I love how you recommend using tape abundantly. But really, Jeld Wen? I know you either got them for free or at discount, but their sealing mechanism is not same as the other higher end ... Jeld Wen reminds me of Champion windows, and we know where that company is now. You should maybe do a video on selecting windows, because even with the name brands, such as Marvin, they have different lines and one should be careful in selection. FYI, Most carpenters will NOT angle the bottom window sill ~5% ... time consuming, so, sealing this area all around is important. I would recommend showing no wood around the seal. Tape it then use liquid Zip to tape exposed wood. I love the flex Zip tape!

Well done thank you for teaching me

Great video,awesome content. Way too many ads. 4 in 25 minutes? My only gripe, which really isn't much. Keep up the good work. I'm getting ready to build my next house, so all the pro tips really help.

great video all the new systems make for a awesome finished product. How would you do the same install if you had existing house wrap on a reno?

You're the one that got me into creating my KZread channel, love the content - keep it up! ✌

@grahamk3708

4 жыл бұрын

You've got some awesome content too. Funny y'all are both from Austin. SUBSCRIBED! 🔥

@KellyConcepts

4 жыл бұрын

@@grahamk3708 Thanks bud, I appreciate it

@tessakelly6061

4 жыл бұрын

You're cute

@KellyConcepts

4 жыл бұрын

@@tessakelly6061 😍 i see you

Bill Wood. Best contractor name ever...

Awesome content like always. Maybe you could start another series showing bill in how to videos, focused on proper installation of energy sensitive building components and others. I think it will be very beneficial.

Wow, Matt swinging a hammer.

@SideOfRanch

4 жыл бұрын

Came here to say this. Haha

@tapuzak

4 жыл бұрын

Now surprise us back and say something funny, constructive, helpful or just anything that is not completely lame.

@tomruth9487

4 жыл бұрын

@@tapuzak , I know I should be more constructive with my comments. But thanks for the reply, I apologize for wasting your time.

@dustinhawkins7302

4 жыл бұрын

@@tapuzak is this constructive?...the head flashing should have gone on before the head tape

@marcob1729

4 жыл бұрын

@@tomruth9487 dude, it was a funny comment. Don't worry about it

Matt uses a lot of great products which makes for a very well built house. The only downside is the cost of all of this. You could quickly turn a $150/sf home into $250/sf which really is cost prohibitive to a lot of people.

Doubt this will be seen, but I work residential construction and remodeling seasonally and I have never used or seen the Zip System before. But I was driving back from the hardware store (or somewhere, don't remember) and I finally saw a house going up using it. I do have to say, it does look a lot better than Tyvek like we normally use. Too bad it doesn't get seen.

Nice video giys!...Nail every hole in the flang guys! If the nail flang is crimping up your setting the nails too hard. Center a window in the RO from outside. Slide the window to one side make a pencil mark by the flange then slide the window all the way to the other side of the RO make a mark. Next slide the window over and split the difference between your two pencil Mark's!

Just installed some Jeld wen windows into zip myself, but would love to see how you do the interior insulation and air sealing. Do you still recommend using backer rod and caulking or have you come up with a newer method in 2020? Thanks Matt!

In general, what does the top flashing add over the already taped seam besides a few extra nail holes through the tape? Is water really going to navigate up below the lower level of tape? If so, won't it do so even with the extra layer of flashing?

Hey Matt! Very thorough installation video! We're planning to install a Cor-A-Vent Rainscreen between our ZIP R-Sheathing and vertical wood siding. Could you explain how that system should interface with the ZIP Tape/Flashing around the windows and window trim? Thanks!

@steelddd

Жыл бұрын

Looks like you can use spray foam on the inside, or backer rod and caulk, as in other videos.

Head flashing should be a must As home wash down water blaster

Bill Wood the carpenter aye? nominative determinism at its finest

If you'll be adding 1" foam board exterior insulation, then furring strips and siding, what order do you do the window flashing, window install with nailing flange? I have seen videos with the foam already in place before the stretch tape and flashing tape, etc. Your thoughts?

@sgtrickards5683

8 ай бұрын

Very good question.

Bravo!

You got a great carpenter Matt, how do you find such professionals for your team?

Thanks to your videos, now i hate my house. Its a 70s built home and it has a very poorly done remodel. I love the content tho keep it coming!

@marcob1729

4 жыл бұрын

If it makes you feel any better, fancy builds can fail too. All it takes is one minor flaw, and you got damage. Is your 70s remodel holding up? It's been about 50 years!

Just something to help out with the waterproofing - unless your window is literally tight within like 1/16 or 1/8 to the frame, making those corners that tight (especially with that comment about stapling it) is not necessary. However, a backlip for that wrap would be very useful. I speak as a window installer for a major American company working in the rainy, super wet PNW (our installs are lifetime warrantied, longer than our glass, and this is on remodels).

@0hn0haha

5 ай бұрын

Oh and Jeld-Wen is copying our windows with their new frame material. We did it first. RBA FTW Andersen>Pella>Milgard>Jeld-wen everyone else sucks

Nice job @matt

Thanks!

Penny roller for corners 👌

I went to Home Depot to take a look at the ZIP product. The employee there told me that they have sold very little since stocking the sheathing. The price is about thirty dollars for the 5/8" size, and about twenty for the thinner size. Reading in other places, I see that Huber is apparently aggressively protecting their patent by challenging any manufacturer who produces a sheathing that is remotely similar. Researching the vapor permeability of the ZIP coating and the OSB substrate, as well as the performance in real-world conditions, I have the impression that painted OSB would perform as well. Some builders advise using half-inch plywood for sheathing with a quality house wrap instead.

@billnoname8093

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah the costs are outrageous now, we used osb and house wrap, but put the zip system on the roof, I'm a remodeling contractor but this is my first new build. I think the painted osb is not a bad idea except that code would require you to put on the house wrap as with the zip system you don't since the patent company gets code approval, no corruption there, lol

@misterlyle.

2 жыл бұрын

@@billnoname8093 Thanks for your reply, Bill. Since I wrote that original comment, those ZIP products must be two or three time higher in price now! After further investigation, it appears that the ZIP sheeting is in fact coated with an oil-based paint. On a large build, the reduced time and instant protection from weather are likely to be a significant value. To experiment with alternatives, I am using an elastomeric "siliconizer" coating on thin plywood for a shed project.

@christopherhaak9824

Жыл бұрын

There are multiple sheet goods from manufacturers now that are very similar to zip. Of course they cost more coated, but that cost is coming down for all of these type products.

@misterlyle.

Жыл бұрын

@@christopherhaak9824 Thanks for your reply. ZIP system itself has come down significantly. Both big box stores have much more manageable prices lately.

My condolences Matt!😥 JW window and door units are very nice, good luck on getting them to honor any type of warranty replacement!

I guess your total airtight seal will be from the inside using foam backer rods & sealant. Question: does your window manufacturer come out to the site to measure your rough openings? Or, does your carpenter forman give them the measurements? (Interested in the turnaround time from start to finish - from rough openings to final install)

The angled sills are your "old school" framing technique that duh-works!🤣😉 I'm due for a sill rebuild, but of course I'm only going to have gypsum-I'm guessing this poly tech tape needs to stick with poly home wrap-new construction only? I can't afford to tear off my aluminum and whip out the expanding foam and wrap. Lol

That thumbnail initially looked like you were auctioning off a painting!!! ROFL

Building a house for the first time and finding your videos very informative Matt. Just found out the framer did not put zip tape around the window frame before placing the window. And btw the tape that he did put around the windows after was ripped out by the roofer because he was short of tape. Is this common practice?

That’s like shingling the ceiling!!

thats a tight window

Thank you for the great content. Can you please clarify why the bottom of the window does not get sealed/liquid flashed? Won't keeping the bottom open contradict the concept of making an air tight house and also get worse results on a blower door test?

@Dracomancer273

Жыл бұрын

The inside is fully sealed, the exterior flange is kept loose to allow water a path of least resistance out

Matt, is there a wider zip flashing available? I'm thinking about if you had zip R with 1" of foam, I'm not sure the 3.75" wide roll will wrap over everything. So wrap it twice and overlap? Or just stretch tape all the way up?

@wjthehomebuilder

4 жыл бұрын

Looks like there is a 6" and a 9" flashing tape available.

A close up of the new material would be good. I like that it’s not vinyl.

Wow it's been awhile since I've seen ol'Bill

Nice, clear video. Lucky to have sponsors giving you free materials like windows and sheathing... But Bill let the cat out of the bag about the longevity of the stretch tape - said something like "sometimes the tape will curl and it's ok to use a staple to hold the corners down". Which is an admission that even new stretch tape installations can quickly fail - imagine what happens once the cladding/stucco goes on and it's out of sight. I'd like to see how well stretch tape survives 10-20 years of scorching heat and freezing cycles. I feel liquid flashing the sill is the true best practice. And I don't think adding tape to sides and top of window is necessary before window installation - it's superfluous since you caulk and apply tape after the window is installed. I suspect it's undesirable to have multiple layers of tape on top of each other in any event. Bill also said something not well understood - that water can (and does) run uphill if there's driving wind and/or pressure imbalances. I live on a hillside and despite overhangs, have had wind-driven rain drive water up over 6" of flashing.

@boloren

4 жыл бұрын

out of sight....and out of UV exposure

Good video. Couple well maybe three questions? 1) are you going to come back later and fill over the nails in the zip sheathing and if so use the tape or a liquid? 2) Is it matter of preference on tape vs liquid to seal the window like you did, is one cheaper than the other, more user friendly than the other? 3) Is it over kill to cover all the wood on the inside of the window or door jam, or is just covering the all the seal wood is all that is needed? As always thanks

@Adesico87

3 жыл бұрын

Overkill to cover the sheathing because that green you see is waterproof

One day ill have the money to have matt help me build a house

Bill is well spoken.

How do you prevent air leakage from the bottom of the window? Also love the videos always interesting to see how things are done else where in the world to incorporate ideas in my own building designs.

@MegaGoldring

3 жыл бұрын

He seals from the inside kzread.info/dash/bejne/jJqepqSzktq3dKQ.html

@steelddd

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/i2WGz85ppa--ftY.html

What substrates does the Zip tape stick to? If you're in a retrofit situation will it adhere to most other older waterproofing membrane technologies like house wraps and felt?

What is YOUR standard practice for margins, i.e. R.O. space vs. window unit size? And do you apply that standard for sizing across any window type (DH, casement, etc.) and also to patio doors? I design for a couple builders and always do half-inch margins, thus for a 36 x 60 window unit the R.O, is 37 x 61, and for a 71 x 82 door it is 72 x 82 1/2". They all foam-seal the margins. The builds are all in a cold zone with winter design temperature -15 F.

New drinking game. Huber zip system.

One thing I've never seen yet in your videos is how you airtighten the window when the bottom is open. Do you tape, caulk or 1K foam the innside?

@tommyfournier3138

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same, Won't it just be a open air vent breaking the indoor seal?

@bignutts87

4 жыл бұрын

You use an air dam on the inside. Usually it is backer rod with Prosoco Air Dam on the inside of the window. This will air seal and also help if for any reason you get water behind the tape it will help seal it as well from the inside.

@Wood-Renovations

4 жыл бұрын

Math has showed in some of his older videos that they back caulk the inside of the window. First they put in backer rod then caulk and tool the caulking.

@tullgutten

4 жыл бұрын

@@Wood-Renovations actually remember seeing that when you say it 👍

@MegaGoldring

3 жыл бұрын

He seals from the inside kzread.info/dash/bejne/jJqepqSzktq3dKQ.html

Matt, Ive been in construction 30+ years now mainly in Texas with degrees in architecture and landscape architecture and added selling custom standing seam metal roofing 2.5 years ago to the things I do...I just can't get on board with any kind of particle board sheathing. Zip is an intetesting product but the only place I've even seen it installed to spec is on your videos. If they sold the coating material seperately I'd be all about that. Particle board sheathing of any kind just does not hold up to moisture that is inevitable. I do really enjoy your videos though.

@ragetoca

4 жыл бұрын

it is not particle board! "Oriented strand board (OSB) is an engineered wood product formed by rectangular wood strands (flakes) arranged in cross-oriented layers with the help of waterproof adhesives. The result is a structural engineered wood panel similar to plywood in strength and performance, but more uniform and less expensive."

@RenaissanceThinking

4 жыл бұрын

@@ragetoca yes it is OSB...that is a form of particle board, friend. I know exactly how it is made. Actually toured a plant once to see it made. And it isn't really that less expensive anymore on the front-end...and very expensive to repair on the back end.

@RandomUserName92840

4 жыл бұрын

You've had to pull out incorrectly installed zip?

@RenaissanceThinking

4 жыл бұрын

@@RandomUserName92840 yep

@PerroneFord

4 жыл бұрын

Matt has talked on some of the videos about going to plywood when he's able, or in some cases for the lower courses of sheathing to provide additional protection. I think this makes sense. I am about to do some sheathing on my own home and am weighing the options. My preference at the moment is good plywood with fluid applied, but it's also the most costly option. I'm in Florida, so strong wind-driven rain is a given. ZIP is hard to get in my area anyway so it may not be feasible for me.

I’ve watched so many videos on how to flash a window you’d think they be all the same right because I would think there’s one way . I think builders are learning along the way next five years something else with-be made then everyone will have to change it’s funny it’s like buying a phone every six months because they figure out something new.

What is the optimum temperature for the stretch tape? I assume heat helps the adherence but only up to a point.

@dg-hughes

2 жыл бұрын

I've seen a data sheet for the Zip Tape it's acrylic and the data sheet says: "Apply tape when ambient air and substrate are above 0 °F (-18 °C)"

Bill wood is a great name for a carpenter 😂

Matt, love the videos and channel. Question for you - how would you recommend using zip stretch tape & proper window flashing when you’re replacing windows in an existing home with brick veneer exterior? Would you remove the bricks around the opening and then re-brick after you’ve properly flashed the window with the tape and sil kit? Thanks in advance

@jpvill4th

2 жыл бұрын

Matt has a video where they are putting in new windows on a brick veneer house. They didn't use tape initially. They used Prosoco Liquid Flashing on the rough opening.

Hello Matt. Question: Doesn't the nailing down of the Z Head flashing create penetrations on the tape? What if you nail the head flashing before the last layer of tape at the head? this way that last layer would be covering the nails used for the head flashing. Thoughts?

@steelddd

Жыл бұрын

If you watch the video, he does add another layer of tape after nailing the head, so it's ok.

I recently watched your Zip 2.0 video where the guy you interviewed uses the Zip Liquid Flash around his windows instead of a tape, which I take it you don't do? Can you talk about the pros and cons of each technique and which you prefer? For context, I live in New Hampshire. Thanks! Love the channel.