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Episodes from The Fine Homebuilding Podcast

#759: Bath Floor Framing, Conditioned Crawlspace, and Little Roofs over Garage Doors

#759: Bath Floor Framing, Conditioned Crawlspace, and Little Roofs over Garage Doors

Ian and Mike help Patrick address listener feedback and answer their questions. Jonathan provides an update on his stained siding. Austins suggests cleaning a stinky sink's overflow drain. Gray asks how to best condition a crawlspace in Climate Zone 7. Conor asks about building little roofs over…

Oct 16, 2026•43 min
#758: HVAC Complexity, Affordable and Well-Built, and Flashing with Vertical Siding

#758: HVAC Complexity, Affordable and Well-Built, and Flashing with Vertical Siding

Ian and Mike help Patrick address listener feedback and answer their questions. Richard shares some insider knowledge of modern HVAC compressors. Listeners write in with theories about Mike's stinky sink. Sebastian asks how to build good-looking and affordable multi-family housing. Zak wonders…

Oct 9, 2026•47 min
#757: Window Condensation, Dark Matter on Siding, and What is Affordable?

#757: Window Condensation, Dark Matter on Siding, and What is Affordable?

Ian and Mike help Patrick address listener feedback and answer their questions. Vic thinks we could have brought additional value to a porch roof redo. Erik from Sweden solved his wintertime foggy windows. Jonathan wonders what is oozing from his siding. Richard shares what kind of house you get in…

Oct 2, 2026•42 min
#756: Builders Encouraging Best-Practice, Unconditioned Crawlspaces, and the FHB Summit

#756: Builders Encouraging Best-Practice, Unconditioned Crawlspaces, and the FHB Summit

In episode Episode 756 of the Fine Homebuilding Podcast, Mike and Randy help Patrick address listener feedback and answer their questions. Mario says a good developer helped him become better at installing windows. Marv likes a big right-angle drill for rough-ins. Brit wonders how to treat a…

Sep 25, 2026•53 min
#755: A Talk with Tedd Benson at the FHB Summit

#755: A Talk with Tedd Benson at the FHB Summit

High-performance builder Ben Bogie interviews Tedd Benson about a life spent building houses. Tedd shared how moving from substandard housing to a well-built house changed his family's life and how it steered his path to becoming a home builder. He also discussed the evolution of his businesses and…

Sep 18, 2026•1h 11m
#754: Making Humidity, Adding Exterior Insulation, and Extreme DIY

#754: Making Humidity, Adding Exterior Insulation, and Extreme DIY

Ian and Randy help Patrick address listener feedback and answer their questions. Tom says the podcast got it wrong when discussing the energy use of evaporative versus steam humidifiers. Tim likes IKEA cabinets and asks about exterior insulation for a rehabbed house in New Hampshire. Cari asks if…

Sep 11, 2026•51 min
#753: Self-Leveling Compound, Housing Affordability, and Stinky Water

#753: Self-Leveling Compound, Housing Affordability, and Stinky Water

Ian and Randy help Patrick address listener feedback and answer their questions. David asks if there's a secret to effectively using self-leveling compound. Another David wonders if it's better to be a specialist or generalist carpenter. Patrick asks what's been driving the rapid increase in home…

Sep 4, 2026•49 min
#752: Grass-Fed OSB, Alabama Fixer-Upper, and Adding a Porch Roof

#752: Grass-Fed OSB, Alabama Fixer-Upper, and Adding a Porch Roof

Ian and Grant help Patrick address listener feedback and answer their questions. Scott is sharing some old Taunton books with his kids. Jim alerts us to panel sheathing made from grass. Daniel is contemplating buying a fixer-upper in Alabama. An FHB Forum participant needs help designing a porch…

Aug 28, 2026•43 min
#751: Disaster Mansion, Drippy Ceilings, and Insulating Existing Walls

#751: Disaster Mansion, Drippy Ceilings, and Insulating Existing Walls

Producer Cari asks for advice on how to tactfully educate your contractor about best practice. Robert shares a story about an ambitious couple saving a dilapidated Civil-War Era house they bought in an auction. Jim shows us how early 20th Century builders bragged about insulation. John wonders why…

Aug 21, 2026•46 min
#750: Flashing and Effective Water Management Techniques

#750: Flashing and Effective Water Management Techniques

In this special edition of the Fine Homebuilding Podcast, the crew discusses effective roof, wall and deck flashing techniques to celebrate Flashing Awareness Day. Special guest Aron Jones of Big Dog Construction joins the Podcast to talk about good and bad flashing techniques and why it's so…

Aug 14, 2026•50 min
#749: IKEA Cabinets, Insulating Post-Frame Buildings and Double Sheathing

#749: IKEA Cabinets, Insulating Post-Frame Buildings and Double Sheathing

Randy and Ian help Patrick address listener feedback about RTA cabinets and shim screws before talking about the best way to insulate a post frame building that's being converted to living space and the pros and cons of an extra sheathing layer under steel siding. Tune in to Episode 749 of the Fine…

Aug 7, 2026•54 min
#748: A-Frame Scaffolding, Leaky Stucco, and Garage Floor Insulation

#748: A-Frame Scaffolding, Leaky Stucco, and Garage Floor Insulation

Dan Kolbert says to use the tools that work best. Mike Guertin offers advice for site-built scaffold. Jordan asks about fixing leaks behind stucco exteriors. Greg wonders if he should insulate the floor of his garage shop. Tune in to Episode 748 of the Fine Homebuilding Podcast to learn more about:…

Jul 31, 2026•48 min