Windows usually go in before the siding that way they can be flashed and sealed properly.

Use ceramic and seal the grout

But of course you can still see imperfections sealed into the poly.

So if we rehab anything we are either doing gas inserts or sealing the fireplaces. good luckPS I just noticed your SHR is in Delaware not NY but it may still work!!

In addition woodwork and other semi-porous surfaces will require sealing of some form.

We used to actually caulk and seal the top pane of double hungs until we heard rumors that it was against the local fire code to do so (still unsure, but a rumor is enough for me).

I'm guessing one of the possible issues may be the rubber (or whatever) seal around the vent pipe up on teh roof has gone bad?..

That seals it....I'm moving to Arizona....

IMO, if you get involved with a note dated after the effective date of the SAFE Act (last July) or your state laws as adopted, there had better be a broker's/originators seal on the note......down the road, you could have an illegally originated note!

Did you just miss out on the President sending an ambassador and others out to push a story that they knew was a blatant lie, ie. the American ambassador, 2 retired navy seals and a computer tech guy were killed because of a video?