#634: Natural Ventilation, Attic Conversions, and Insulating Girder Trusses

The Fine Homebuilding Podcast

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🗓️ 31 May 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Listeners write in about endangered overhangs, mass timber, and DIY sawmills. They ask questions about opening windows in a Pretty Good House, insulating 2x6 rafters, and insulating trusses.

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0:00.0	Need a sealant to help shield your home from the elements?
0:03.0	Introducing TightShield, your weatherproof shield against the elements.
0:07.0	One of TightBond's newest sealant products, Tight Shield fills gaps up to two inches while remaining flexible.
0:13.0	It adheres to almost any material and expands and contracts up to 50% of joint size.
0:19.0	Plus, it comes in a variety of colors and is paintable.
0:22.6	Check out TightShield and the rest of Tightbond sealant line at tightbond.com.
0:28.6	There are minimum setbacks for fire separation between buildings.
0:36.6	If you did have something impinging on the fire setback distance,
0:40.8	you can do things like fiber cement siding
0:43.5	and fiber cement trim would give us a class A fire rating
0:46.4	and then we could get closer to our fire setback position.
0:52.1	Welcome to the Fine Home Building podcast,
0:54.0	our weekly discussion of building, remodeling, and
0:56.0	design topics aimed at anybody who cares deeply about the craft and science of working on
1:00.5	houses.
1:01.4	I'm Senior Editor Patrick McComb.
1:03.5	Today I'm joined by Fine Home Building Senior Editor Brian Pontellillo.
1:07.5	Hey, everyone.
1:08.9	Fine Home Building editorial advisor, Mike Gerton.
1:11.0	Hello.
1:12.0	And our producer, Andres Seminiego.
1:15.6	Hi there.
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