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The Fine Homebuilding Podcast

#682: Basement Flooring, Architectural Salvage, and HVAC Ducts

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🗓️ 25 April 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Steve has photos of tree roots that broke up a concrete slab. Ian, Grant and Patrick talk about Nate’s basement flooring and vapor control. Zachary shows the architectural treasures he found at salvage shops. Nick asks if a well-sealed crawlspace can distribute conditioned air.

   

Tune in to Episode 682 of the Fine Homebuilding Podcast to learn more about: 

  • Sensible options for basement flooring 
  • Treasures found at architectural salvage shops
  • Effective HVAC distribution and efficient heating and cooling 

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0:00.0

You may know them for their wood glues, but did you know Tightbond also has a complete selection

0:04.8

of construction adhesives? Designed for a variety of applications, Tightbonds adhesives make any building

0:10.8

or home improvement project a breeze with their high-performing and durable formulas. These

0:16.4

adhesives are trusted by the professional providing squeak-free subfloor installations, long-lasting retaining

0:22.5

walls, and even fastener-free feature walls. Check out Tightbonds Construction Adhesives at

0:28.5

tightbond.com, including their newest award-winning adhesive Tight Grab Plus.

0:34.6

As natural wood species go, redwood is in a class of its own. A sustainable alternative to

0:40.1

tropical hardwoods, redwood is grown and harvested to the highest environmental standards in the

0:45.0

world. Name for the dark red heartwood at the center of the tree, redwood imparts natural beauty,

0:51.7

warmth, and durability to interior and exterior building applications,

0:56.0

including decking, fencing, panelling, siding, exposed beams and timbers, pergolas and other shade

1:02.4

structures. To learn more about Redwood from Humboldt Sawmill, please visit getredwood.com.

1:24.5

Polished concrete or even like not apoxicoding but like a dyed concrete so you can color but it's still pernable.

1:29.0

It turns out looking so nice. It's real easy on maintenance and it really doesn't care about the moisture. That's a good point, Grant. That's something that we've

1:33.6

looked into and found it actually pretty price competitive with an actual flooring product.

1:41.9

Welcome to the Fine Home Building podcast, a weekly discussion of building, remodeling, and design topics aimed at anybody who cares deeply about the craft and science of working on houses.

1:52.4

This is Senior Editor Patrick McCone.

1:54.5

Today I'm joined by Production Manager for TDS Custom Construction, Ian Schwant.

1:59.8

Howdy?

2:01.2

Fine Home Building Associate editor Editor Grant Baver.

2:04.0

Hey.

2:05.2

And producer Andres Seminiego.

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