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How-to Guide Materials

How to Tell Which Seal Material You Are Holding

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How to Tell Whether a Coating Has Failed

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How to Tell Erosion From Corrosion

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How to Tell an Aged Consumable From a Fresh One

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How to Store Materials So They Are Still Good Later

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How to Set a Gasket So It Seals More Than Once

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How to Read Degradation on a Polymer

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How to Read Corrosion and Name Its Cause

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How to Prepare a Surface So a Bond Holds

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How to Pick a Thread Sealant for the Service

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How to Join Two Materials That Do Not Like Each Other

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How to Inspect Insulation Without Destroying It

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How to Document What Material You Actually Installed

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How to Decide Between a Repair and a Material Change

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How to Choose Between a Metal and a Polymer

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How to Choose a Material for a Permanently Wet Location

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How to Choose a Lubricant That Will Not Attack a Seal

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How to Choose a Fastener for Its Environment

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How to Check a Material Against the Fluid It Will Touch

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How to Avoid a Dissimilar Metal Joint You Will Regret

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How to Allow for Movement in an Installation

Reference Materials

Tile and Clay Roofing Systems

Roofing

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Synthetic vs Felt Underlayment Economics

Roofing

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Roof Decking and Sheathing Reference

Roofing

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Ice and Water Shield Application

Roofing

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Roof Decking Fastener Selection (Nail vs Staple)

Roofing

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Pool Deck, Coping, and Tile Care Reference

Pool Service

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PEX-A vs PEX-B System Selection

Plumbing

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Specialty Paints and Coatings

Painting

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Concrete and Masonry Painting

Painting