#652: Tool Batteries, Moldy Sheathing Behind Brick, and Rebuilding Decks
The Fine Homebuilding Podcast
Fine Homebuilding Magazine
4.6 • 756 Ratings
🗓️ 4 October 2024
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
This week’s favorite question comes from Jim who asks on Fine Homebuilding’s forum if he can replace rotted pressure-treated decking or does he have to rebuild the whole deck.
The FHB Podcast crew talks about cross-compatibility of power tool batteries. Contractor Evan in Dallas is asking how to replace moldy sheathing behind brick without removing the brick. The crew offers their best suggestions and discuss the importance of managing vapor drive behind brick or other reservoir claddings.
Tune in to Episode 652 of the Fine Homebuilding Podcast to learn more about:
- Power tool battery pack construction and cross-compatibility
- Deck construction and durability of pressure-treated lumber
- Brick veneer vapor control and moldy framing and sheathing
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| 0:00.0 | For the sake of spitballing, I mean, that's all we're ever doing. |
| 0:12.4 | Okay, for this. So to do what we do. |
| 0:16.4 | Welcome to the Fine Home Building podcast, a weekly discussion of building, remodeling, and |
| 0:20.5 | design topics aimed at anybody who cares deeply about the craft and science of working on houses. |
| 0:25.6 | I'm Senior Editor Patrick McComb. |
| 0:27.6 | Today I'm joined by Fine Home Building Senior Editor, Brian Pontellillo. |
| 0:31.6 | Hey everybody. |
| 0:32.6 | Fine Home Building Editorial Advisor, Mike Gerton. |
| 0:35.6 | Juaniorno. |
| 0:36.6 | And producer, Nate Gruca, please email your Homebuilding Editorial Advisor, Mike Gerton. Juanino. |
| 0:44.4 | And producer, Nate Gruca, please email your question at Ph.B. Podcast at findhomboldening.com. You can find previous podcast and check out the show notes at finehomebuilding.com slash |
| 0:49.4 | podcast. |
| 0:51.0 | Mike, it is a pleasure to see you. |
| 0:53.0 | And as you alerted to just a little bit ago, you have been traveling. |
| 0:57.0 | Do you want to tell folks where you've been, please? |
| 1:00.5 | I've been in Italy in the Amelia Romagna area, which is sort of, for those are familiar with the general geography of Italy. |
| 1:10.0 | It's the northeast corner, kind of a little bit |
| 1:15.2 | south of Venice on the Adriatic Sea between the cities of Ravenna and Rimini and kind of also |
| 1:26.3 | traveled a little bit in Bologna and went to the country of San Marino, |
| 1:32.4 | which is a landlocked country within Italy, which I never knew about before. |
| 1:37.6 | Oh my gosh, I have so many questions. |
| 1:39.8 | But you sent some amazing photos, and I'd like to talk a little bit about them and there's so many |
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