Capitol Improvements

Daunting challenges necessitate a mix of old and new plastering methods to bring back “The Star of the North”

Steve Pedracine, MN Lath and Plaster Bureau, February 2017

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DEFS Spec

Direct (applied) Exterior Finish System.

To view, go to the Reference Library and look under “Specialty.”

Punched Openings

Building Science Corp., BSI-104, Joe Lstiburek Ph.D, P.Eng., April 16, 2018.

Windows and doors are “holes” in the “sheet-like walls” of buildings. Hence the term “punched openings”. Too often window and door openings are a “sucker punch” to contractors and engineers.

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