The Fine Homebuilding Podcast
Technology Podcasts
The Fine Homebuilding Podcast embodies Fine Homebuilding magazine's commitment to the preservation of craftsmanship and the advancement of home performance in residential construction. Hosted by the magazine's editors, The FHB Podcast is an informal but vigorous show about the techniques and principles that allow listeners to master their design and building challenges.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Technology Podcasts
Description:
The Fine Homebuilding Podcast embodies Fine Homebuilding magazine's commitment to the preservation of craftsmanship and the advancement of home performance in residential construction. Hosted by the magazine's editors, The FHB Podcast is an informal but vigorous show about the techniques and principles that allow listeners to master their design and building challenges.
Language:
English
Episodes
#630: Conversation with HVAC experts Eric Weiss and Cristi Pedotto
5/3/2024
The FHB Podcast discusses refrigerants, the HVAC industry, and HVAC worker training.
Duration:00:55:11
#629: With Building Scientist Monica Rokicki
4/26/2024
Listeners write in about outdoor showers, a Philadelphia carpentry teacher, and the science of hail damage. We ask building scientist Monica Rokicki-Guajardo questions about building performance, HVAC systems, and indoor air quality.
Duration:01:01:01
#628: Porch Railings, Porch Flooring, and Japanese Footings
4/19/2024
Listeners write in about shade structures, metaphors for air-sealing, and the HVAC industry and ask questions about porch railings, porch flooring, and Japanese footings.
Duration:00:57:27
#627: Leaky Doors, Flashing, and Kneewalls
4/12/2024
Listeners write in about off-site construction, displaying old walls, and building outbuildings and ask questions about leaky doors, missing flashing, and insulating kneewalls.
Duration:01:02:08
#626: Walls with Fiber Sheathing, Optional Building Inspections, and Heat Pump Water Heaters
4/5/2024
Listeners write in about high water bills, soggy straw bales, and house fires and ask questions about tightening wood-fiber walls, places without inspections, and heat pump water heaters.
Duration:01:06:36
#625: Roof Insulation, Band Joists, and Small Houses
3/29/2024
Listeners write in about EVs, sources of CO, and structural engineering and ask questions about roof insulation, rim joists, and shrinking houses.
Duration:00:52:12
#624: Good Builders, Roof Insulation, and Ice Dams
3/22/2024
Listeners write in about water conservation, useful books, and work trucks. Questions include builders in Oklahoma, roof insulation, and fixing ice dams.
Duration:00:58:48
#623: Condensation on Windows, HVAC Registers, and Water Heating
3/15/2024
Listeners write in about the value of FHB and ask questions about basement flooring, condensation on windows, HVAC register locations, and heat-pump water heaters.
Duration:01:00:42
#622: Wood-Slab Walls, Sealing a Crawlspace, and Pipes that Don’t Drain
3/8/2024
Listeners write in about off-site construction and ask questions about board-framed walls, sealed crawlspaces, and overflowing laundry standpipes.
Duration:00:59:54
#621: Building Inside a Barn, Porch-Roof Flashing, and Treated-Lumber Longevity
3/1/2024
Listeners write in about Super Insulated Houses and water pipes and ask questions about building a house inside a barn, sidewall flashing, and chimney dampers.
Duration:01:00:06
#620: Witnessing Bad Work, Semi-Conditioned Spaces, and Extra Minisplits
2/23/2024
Listeners write in about high-performance builds, wall insulation, and EV vans and ask questions about bad building, insulating a lean-to, and minisplit air distribution.
Duration:00:59:14
#619: Old-House Construction, Sizing Lumber Beams, and Window Restoration
2/16/2024
Listeners write in about handyman businesses, NASA’s stuck screws, and leak detectors and ask questions about old houses, sizing beams, and restoring windows.
Duration:00:59:51
#618: Heather Clark of the White House Climate Policy Office
2/9/2024
A talk with Heather Clark Director of Building Emissions for the White House Climate Policy Office and feedback on missing water, Bay Area renovations, and pex manifolds.
Duration:00:58:00
#617: Venting Metal Roofs, Air-Sealing, and Foundation Drainage
2/2/2024
Listeners write in about choosing pipe material, finding a good contractor, charred timbers, and PV utility costs, and ask questions about venting metal roofing, air-sealing, and foundation drainage.
Duration:00:56:39
#616: Short Extension Jambs, Charred Timbers, and Hardwood on Concrete
1/26/2024
Listeners write in about work vehicles and faulty LEDs and ask about extension jambs, charred timber frames, and wood flooring on concrete.
Duration:00:56:01
#615: Spray-on WRBs, Wall Insulation, and IV Drips for Mold
1/19/2024
Listeners write in about producer Jeff and moving heavy things and ask questions about WRBs, cavity insulation without sheathing, and IV drips for mold.
Duration:00:51:13
#614: Structural Lath and Plaster, Coaching your Builder, and Shoes for Roofing
1/12/2024
Listeners write in about HVAC design, missing water, and a young builder and ask questions about rotted sills, builders and their comfort zone, and roofing shoes.
Duration:01:02:34
#613: Soil Against Stucco, Finding the Right Build Team, and Building Product Warranties
1/5/2024
Listeners write in about home-repair businesses, vertical siding, and click-together flooring and ask about stucco, build teams and building product warranties.
Duration:01:04:03
#612: Water Pipes, Attic Air-Sealing, and the Durability of AeroBarrier
12/29/2023
Peter is navigating the Massachusetts stretch building code. Jim needs help choosing a domestic water pipe system. Wayne wants to tighten his attic. Adam asks about long-term tests of AeroBarrier.
Duration:01:01:09
#611: With Bill Beleck: Shou Sugi Ban, Surplus Building Products, and Air-Sealing Overhanging Joists
12/22/2023
The crew hears from listeners about contracting in high-end zip codes and the economy of electric cars. Discussion questions include installing shou sugi ban forest products, saving leftover material, and how to air-seal a floor system that overhangs the foundation.
Duration:01:01:20