Windows & Doors

Leaving the siding joint over head flashing uncaulked — it's the drainage exit for water that gets behind the siding.

A half-inch shim under exterior doors at install that buys rug clearance inside after the finished floor goes in.

Washing window screens without leaving the soap residue that attracts dirt right back.

Coring out a snapped or seized screw with a plug cutter and plugging the hole for a fresh anchor.

Pitching a rough sill with a back dam so water that gets past the window drains out instead of soaking the framing.

Getting a screw to bite again after its hole in wood has worn oversize.