Episode 23: Attic Upgrade, Exterior Siding, and DIY Dense Pack
The guys make headway with their home projects, take a wood-siding question from London listener, and much more.
In this episode, host and managing editor Justin Fink talks with editor in chief Rob Yagid and design editor Brian Pontolilo about a listener who is taking efficiency measures in his attic, a London listener’s concern over expansion gaps in exterior wood siding, and another listener who would like to use a blower from a big-box store to install dense-pack cellulose insulation. 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.
The Fine Homebuilding Podcast embodies Fine Homebuilding magazine’s commitment to the preservation of craftsmanship and the advancement of home performance in residential construction. The show is an informal but vigorous conversation about the techniques and principles that allow listeners to master their design and building challenges.
ATTIC UPGRADE
“Attic-Insulation Upgrade” by Mike Guertin
Payback Estimator: Insulation Upgrade
“Air-Sealing Can Light Safely” by Larry Armanda
EXTERIOR SIDING
TRADA (The Timber Research and Development Association) is an international membership organization dedicated to inspiring and informing best practice design, specification and use of wood in the built environment and related fields.
VIDEO: Wood Siding—Best Practice Installation Method
DIY DENSE-PACK CELLULOSE
“Borrowing a Cellulose Blower From a Big Box Store” by Martin Holladay
“Insulating With Damp-Spray Cellulose” by Leroy Anthony
“Insulating a Maine Roof With Dense-Pack Cellulose” by Scott Gibson
“Blown Insulation for Attics: Fiberglass vs. Cellulose” by Martin Holladay
VIDEO: How to Install Dense-Pack Cellulose Insulation in Walls
Dense-Pack Cellulose Rig Rental at GBA
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