#674: Trimming Out Stairs, Extension Jambs and Ground Gutters

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🗓️ 28 February 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

John’s stairs lack a skirt. Ben has questions about switching to ground gutters. Wyatt wonders what new tools he needs. Listener input makes for lively discussions on load calcs and jamb extensions.

Tune in to Episode 674 of the Fine Homebuilding Podcast to learn more about:

Adding a stair skirt board after the treads and risers are in place
The best way to install extension jambs on windows
Eliminating gutters on roofs and details for ground gutters

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0:00.0	You guys were thinking about all the dollar signs.
0:05.0	That's why you were so quiet.
0:07.0	And you were just like, oh, man, that's got to be very painful.
0:09.0	Oh, I stayed quiet because I can go over lots of horror stories.
0:15.0	That's I was going to say. I've done it myself.
0:19.0	Welcome to the Fine Home Building Podcast, our weekly discussion of building, remodeling, and
0:23.6	design topics aimed at anybody who cares deeply about the craft and science of working on houses.
0:28.8	This is Senior Editor Patrick McComb. Today I'm joined by Fine Home Building, Associate Editor
0:33.3	Grant Baver. Hey, Fine Home Building editorial advisor, Mike Gerton.
0:38.7	Hello.
0:40.0	And producer Andres Seminiego.
0:42.5	Hi there.
0:43.6	Please email your questions to FHB Podcast at Fine Homebuilding.com.
0:46.9	You can find previous podcasts and check out the show notes at findhoundbuilding.com
0:50.9	slash podcast.
0:52.7	Great to see you guys.
0:53.8	Thanks for being here this morning. Pleasure.
0:57.3	Absolutely. Grant, what have you been doing? Working heavily on this fire safety article
1:04.9	that we've talked about. Oh, really? So when are you turning it in?
1:11.4	It was due yesterday. Yeah.
1:15.7	We'll see. It's got pulled up a couple issues. So, but a lot of that. And then a lot of research on Stucco. So those have been the two things I've been really pounding right now.
1:28.9	So you're researching Stucco?
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