Travis Brungardt walks through the real-world friction of bringing a new framing contractor up to speed on ZIP System sheathing. The core issues: unsealed roof seams leaving the build exposed to rain, hold-down straps installed over the sheathing rather than recessed behind it, and window sills set without pitch or shims. None of it is catastrophically wrong, but it falls short of the standard Travis holds his projects to. He also flags visible daylight at roof-to-wall connections — a continuity problem that will complicate air-sealing down the line. The throughline is that unfamiliar systems require deliberate, slowed-down coordination before the crew finds its rhythm.

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