Episode Fourteen: Vinyl Siding, Mixing Trim Styles, Flash-and-Batt Insulation, and Apprenticing
In this episode, host and managing editor Justin Fink talks with editor-in-chief Rob Yagid and design editor Brian Pontolilo about Vinyl Siding, Mixing Trim Styles, Flash-and-Batt Insulation, and Apprenticing. The show is driven by our listeners, so please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Google Play, and if you have any questions you would like us to dig into for a future show, shoot an email our way: fhbpodcast@taunton.com. Also, be sure to follow Justin Fink, Rob Yagid, and Fine Homebuilding on Instagram, and like the magazine on Facebook.
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SNEAK PREVIEW
Brian returned from British Columbia and mentioned details of this home designed by James Tuer that he shot for the next HOUSES issue:
Making an entrance, personal. Here’s an entry sequence that illustrates how architects design homes—in ways both practical and subtle—to fit the specific needs of their clients. For these outdoor athletes, where the stairs to the second floor would have been in many small bungalows, is a utility closet to store their gear. A barn-style door keeps their things hidden and the entry quiet and inviting. The step down into the great room is like a second entry, signaling a transition from their active life outside to the quiet of their of their home.
VINYL SIDING
“Does Vinyl Belong on a Fine Home” by Alex Wilson
INTERIOR TRIM
Get Your House Right by Marianne Cusato
“Signature Trim Details” by Chuck Bickford
“Adding Detail With Built-Up Molding by Rick Arnold
FLASH-AND-BATT INSULATION
“Why Flash and Batt Makes Sense” by Michael Maines
“Flash-and-Batt Insulation” by Martin Holladay
“The Flash-and-Batt Method” by Erik North
APPRENTICING
“Against the Grain: The Next Generation of Builders” by Aaron Fagan
“The Path to Becoming a High-Performance Builder” by Seam Groom
SCHOOLS:
- Building Science at Appalachian State University
- American College of the Building Arts
- North Bennet Street School
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