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Example plan: the whole house

A ranch house in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County. Started from an inspection finding and six photos. 8 openings across all five projects, labeled as on the house.

Matched to parts: 6 of 8
Parts in the kit: 25
Boxes: 4

Opening 1A
Foundation vents6 openings around the crawlspace, 15½ × 7¾ in.

6 × Foundation vent, 8 × 16 in
15½ in × 7¾ in opening fits foundation vent, 8 × 16 in (15½ to 16¼ in wide).
Matched
Opening 1B
Eave vents10 openings between the rafters, 14 × 3½ in.

10 × Eave vent, 3½ × 14¼ in
14 in × 3½ in opening fits eave vent, 3½ × 14¼ in (13¾ to 14½ in wide).
Matched
Opening 1C
Gable ventsOne louvered vent at each gable end.

Waiting on a measurement.
Measure the opening behind the louvers, width and height, from a ladder or from inside the attic.
Needs a size
Opening 1D
Dryer exhaustOne 4 in round duct through the wall.

1 × Dryer vent hood, 4 in, metal flap
Dryer vents get a metal flap, never mesh. Lint would clog a screen.
Matched
Opening 2
Gutters120 ft of 5 in metal K-style gutter with 4 corners, full of needles.

3 × Metal gutter guard, 5 in K-style, 40 ft
1 × Corner and end kit for K-style guards
120 ft of 5 in K-style gutter.
Matched
Opening 3A
Garage doorOne 16 ft door, ¼ in T-style retainer. Worn bottom seal, daylight along the sides.

1 × Garage door bottom seal, T-style, 20 ft
1 × Garage door side and top seal kit, 16 × 8 ft
Bottom seal cut to 16 ft.
Matched
Opening 4A
Gaps in the siding¼ in gaps at two siding corners, 18 ft in all, wood siding.

1 × Exterior sealant, 10.1 oz cartridge
1 × Backer rod, ⅜ in, 20 ft
18 ft of ¼ in gap at siding joints, wood wall: a bead ¼ in deep over ⅜ in backer rod.
Matched
Opening 5
The first five feetBark mulch along 60 ft of wall. A wood fence meets the house at the garage.

Gravel in place of bark mulch, 300 sq ft.
60 ft of wall, 5 ft out, 3 in deep: about 3 cu yd (4.2 tons). A landscape supply delivers it, or a local contractor does the work.
Metal fence where it meets the house, 1 × 5 ft.
The first 5 ft of the fence replaced with metal panels or a metal gate. A local fence contractor measures and quotes it.
Local work

How this homeowner finishes

Send the gable size. The plan shows where to measure.
Buy the kit. Vents, gutter guards, garage door seals, and gap sealant in one shipment, each part labeled with its opening.
Get the first five feet quoted. Gravel for 300 sq ft of bark mulch, and metal for the first 5 ft of fence, from a local supplier or contractor.
Install it, or ask for a quote. Do it yourself, or request an install quote where a licensed installer covers the ZIP code.
Keep the record. Models, receipts, dates, and before and after photos, by opening. See the example record

Build my kit Check installer availability

What each label means

Waiting on you. We need a measurement, an answer, or a photo. The plan says exactly which, with a drawing of where to measure. The other projects keep moving.

In review. The rules matched parts. A reviewer is checking them against your photos, usually within one business day.

Ready to buy. Parts and quantities are approved. Each line shows the opening it’s for and the measurement it came from.

No part yet or On hold. Nothing we sell fits, or something needs a closer look. The note says why, and you can ask about an installer.

Local work. Work done on site rather than parts we ship, like gravel for the first five feet. Measured from your answers and quoted separately.

Your kit

Each project shows its parts, quantities, what’s in each box, and its subtotal. Buy one project as soon as it’s ready, or everything that’s ready at once. Openings still being checked stay in the plan and join the kit when they’re matched. The kit shows how many boxes, whether they ship together, and when they leave.

If a part doesn’t fit

If we approved it from your measurements and photos, we send the part that does, at no charge, and we fix the rule or the call that let it through. Returns and wrong fits

The first five feet

Embers that land on bark mulch, dry plants, or a wood fence beside the wall start fires that reach the house. California’s Safer from Wildfires list and IBHS Wildfire Prepared Home both name a 5 ft noncombustible zone. Your plan measures the work from your answers: square feet of gravel to replace the mulch, and each place a fence meets the house. A local landscape supplier or fence contractor quotes it, and the quote sits beside your kit.