#657: Affordable New Builds, Backfilling Foundations, and Peeling Paint

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4.6 • 756 Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Builders Mike Guertin and Ian Schwandt help the FHB Podcast answer complex questions about affordable new construction, proper compaction around new foundations, and how to deal with peeling paint on a mountainside masonry wall.

Tune in to Episode 657 of the Fine Homebuilding Podcast to learn more about:

Strategies for making new homes affordable
Properly compacting backfill around a new foundation for a patio
Water movement through masonry and controlling peeling paint

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0:00.0	As natural wood species go, redwood is in a class of its own.
0:04.0	A sustainable alternative to tropical hardwoods,
0:07.0	redwood is grown and harvested to the highest environmental standards in the world.
0:11.0	Name for the dark red heartwood at the center of the tree,
0:15.0	redwood imparts natural beauty, warmth, and durability to interior and exterior building applications, including decking, fencing,
0:23.4	paneling, siding, exposed beams and timbers, pergolas, and other shade structures.
0:29.1	To learn more about Redwood from Humboldt Sawmill, please visit getredwood.com.
0:45.8	Did you have to permit that with the health department, or did you just wing it?
0:48.7	We're going to edit the show right now that are Andre's.
0:49.3	We just cut.
0:53.4	Yeah, I'll incriminate myself.
0:56.0	Take that out in post-production, Andres. Welcome to the Fine Home Building podcast, our weekly discussion of building,
1:01.0	remodeling, and design topics aimed at anybody who cares deeply about the craft and science of working on houses.
1:07.0	This is Senior Editor Patrick McComb. Today I'm joined by Fine Home Building editorial advisor, Mike Gerton.
1:12.3	Hello.
1:13.3	Fine Home Building contributing editor and production manager for TDS Custom Construction, Ian Schwant.
1:18.3	Howdy.
1:19.5	And producer Andres Seminiego.
1:22.1	Hello.
1:23.3	Please email our questions to FHB Podcast at Fine Homebuilding.com.
1:27.3	You can find previous podcasts and check out the show notes at findhomebuilding.com
1:31.1	slash podcast.
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