#633: Window Leaks, Heated Footings, and Minimalist Builds
The Fine Homebuilding Podcast
Fine Homebuilding Magazine
4.6 • 756 Ratings
🗓️ 24 May 2024
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Listeners write in about skinny houses, green-building upgrades, and leak detectors. They ask questions about flashing windows, protecting footings from frost, and back-to-basics home builds.
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| 0:31.5 | Were the inspectors you spoke to, Mike, did they seem enthusiastic about the idea, |
| 0:36.3 | lukewarm, or did they think it's a bad |
| 0:38.3 | idea? You know, I asked for a raise of hands. How many things putting pressure treated wood |
| 0:43.2 | in the ground and building a house on is a bad idea? And like, I could see contractors are like |
| 0:48.4 | half and half. Building officials all raise their hand a bad idea. Welcome to the Fine Home |
| 0:53.9 | Building podcast, |
| 0:54.8 | a weekly discussion of building, remodeling, and design topics aimed at anybody who cares deeply |
| 0:59.0 | about the craft and science of working on houses. |
| 1:02.5 | This is Senior Editor Patrick McComb. |
| 1:04.5 | Today I'm joined by Fine Home Building editorial advisor, Mike Gerton. |
| 1:07.9 | Hey, Patrick. |
| 1:09.4 | Fine Home Building Senior Editor Brian Pontellillo. Hello, everyone. Andirton. Hey, Patrick. Fine Home Building Senior Editor Brian Pontillillo. |
| 1:11.6 | Hello, everyone. |
| 1:13.6 | And our producer, Andres Seminiego. |
| 1:16.6 | Hello. |
| 1:17.6 | Please email your questions to FHB Podcast at Fine Homebuilding.com. |
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