#670: Fostering Trade Careers, Flashing Windows, Post-Frame Foundations

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🗓️ 31 January 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Rebecca wonders if her window flashing is correct and how homeowners know they’re getting good trade work. New FHB editor Grant asks about how to get post-frame posts out of the ground.

Tune in to Episode 670 of the Fine Homebuilding Podcast to learn more about:

· Starting a SPARK event in your community

· What is the right way to flash windows and does anyone bother?

· Building a long-lasting post-frame building.

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0:00.0	Who's left to raise the issue?
0:09.0	I haven't had a rant in a while, so I'm gonna, I've been controlling myself, but I'm gonna, I'm gonna try my best, but
0:19.0	welcome to the Fine Home Building podcast, our weekly discussion of building remodeling
0:25.7	and design topics aimed at anybody who cares deeply about the craft and science of working
0:29.9	on houses.
0:30.9	I'm senior editor Patrick McComb.
0:32.3	Today I'm joined by Fine Home Building Associate Editor Grant Baver.
0:36.3	Hi, everybody. Fine Home Building editorial advisor, Baver. Hi, everybody.
0:38.3	Fine Home Building editorial advisor, Mike Gerton.
0:40.9	Hey.
0:42.0	And producer Andres Seminoigo.
0:44.6	Hello.
0:45.6	Please email your questions to FHB Podcast at Fine Homebuilding.com.
0:49.2	You can find previous podcasts and check out the show notes at findhomebuilding.com slash podcast. Well, great to see you guys.
0:56.2	Thanks for being here. You bet. So Grant, I woke up and checked my phone for emails this morning,
1:03.6	as many folks do before they start their workday. And I got a little bit of a surprise.
1:08.6	You apparently were out on a fire call last night. We should tell folks
1:12.4	who don't remember that you're a volunteer fireman. Can you tell us what happened? Yeah, we had a pretty
1:19.3	bad house fire overnight. Went out about two in the morning or so. When we got there, it was almost
1:26.4	essentially fully involved. It was fire out of every floor, every window. So it there, it was almost essentially fully involved.
1:29.3	It was fire out of every floor, every window.
1:33.6	So it was quite a long morning.
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