Job Site Diaries

Best Practices: Methods for Installing Brick or Stone Veneer
Brick is a wonderful building veneer and is the original "Rain Screen" method of separating your cladding from your building with an air gap. Rock on the other hand is…
High-Performance Homes Dos & Don’ts: Mark LaLiberte Seminar Notes
Mark LaLiberte is an amazing building-science teacher. Read my blogging notes from his seminar titled "Building High-Performance Homes Dos & Don'ts," which I attended in Austin, Texas. Remember that this…
Kohler’s New Musical Shower Head
I attended a builder luncheon the other day and was blown away by this cool new shower head called the Kohler Moxie. It has a magnetic bluetooth speaker that magnet…
Modern Hardie Siding Details w/ Exterior Rigid Foam
In this video I'll show you some modern hardie siding details we used to overcome the issues encountered with exterior rigid foam installation.
Drying Wet Framing Lumber
A moisture-meter reading above 18% means the framing's too wet; use one (or more) of these four options to dry it out.
Hidden Doors, Secret Rooms, and the Hardware That Makes It Possible!
Everyone loves a house with hidden door or secret rooms, but these are tricky details to pull off successfully.
Insulating an Advanced-Framed House – A Hybrid Approach
Insulation advertisements would lead you to believe there products are perfect for every situation. In fact a hybrid approach is more likely to yield the high performance home I'm after.…
Bargain ERV for Hot Climates – Panasonic’s Whisper Comfort Review
In our Hot Humid Texas climate an ERV does a great job of bringing in Fresh Air but rejecting the humidity (Energy) that typically comes with that air. Panasonic's bargain…
Texas Deep-Energy Retrofit Remodel
Builder Matt Risinger tours an Austin home that's getting upgrades to insulation, HVAC systems, doors, and more.
Flashing A Recessed Window using Liquid Tyvek
Flashing a recessed window is tricky, this new product from DuPont Tyvek called Fluid Applied (Liquid Tyvek!) makes the process much simpler. In this jobsite video we will take you…

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