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BUILDING WRAPS AND INSULATION
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installed. For more than 45 years, Leo Laliberte, owner ofLaliberte Construc�tion Associates Inc. in Kingston, Mass., has served as a contractor in both the residential and commercial sector along with specializing in structural repair work
Laliberte embraced the complex code challenges presented by the St. Stephen's addition. "I like taking on the challenging jobs no one else likes to do;'he says.
Moisture control-specifically avoid�ing water infiltration in the walls -was a consideration that Laliberte was par�ticularly interested in addressing. St. Stephens is located next to a high-rise apartment and water run-off issues have arisen in the past.
"Storms and humidity are a big problem in New England, and protecting against moisture infiltration can prevent a lot of maintance problems in the future:' he says, recalling the period in the 1980s,when some builders insulated Shown is Herbert Slone at a WHQ Town Hall Meeting.
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