#668: Attic Insulation, DIY Manual J, and Attaching Extension Jambs

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🗓️ 17 January 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

The crew bats about ideas on insulating attic living space and offer opinions on fastening extension jambs. Kieth has a good suggestion for getting into the construction business and doing good work.

Tune in to Episode 668 of the Fine Homebuilding Podcast to learn more about:

· Getting a good trade job

· Insulation in attic living spaces

· The best ways to fasten custom extension jambs

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0:00.0	It could be that, you know, a fairer-day cage you have around the rest of the structure
0:12.0	to prevent the aliens from the brassing.
0:14.0	The giant tinfoil hat that I have constructed over the roof of my house.
0:25.8	Welcome to the Fine Home Building podcast, our weekly discussion of building, remodeling,
0:30.1	and design topics aimed to anybody who cares deeply about the craft and science of working on houses.
0:31.2	I'm Senior Editor Patrick McComb.
0:33.3	Today I'm joined by Fine Home Building Contributing Editor and Production for TDS Custom Construction, Ian Schwant.
0:39.5	Howdy.
0:41.3	Producer Nate Gruca.
0:43.4	Hi there.
0:44.5	And new Fine Home Building Associate Editor, Grant Baver.
0:48.8	Hey, how's it going?
0:50.4	Please email our questions to FHB Podcast at Fine Homebuilding.com. You can find previous podcasts and check out the show notes at findhombuilding.com
0:58.1	slash podcast.
0:59.8	Yeah, that's right, listeners.
1:01.2	You heard it.
1:02.3	Grant Baver, first time on the podcast.
1:05.1	Grant, it's a pleasure to have you here.
1:06.7	Thanks for joining the team.
1:08.7	Absolutely.
1:09.2	I'm just ecstatic to be here.
1:10.7	Static to be a part of the team. Absolutely. I'm just ecstatic to be here. I'm static to be a part of the team.
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