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Podcast Episode 143: Get Rid of That Scary Knob-and-Tube Wiring
The pitfalls of old house wiring, rotting retaining walls, and poorly installed shingle siding
Podcast Episode 139: Matt’s Walls Are Weeping
For all their simplicity of function, basements can get really complicated when water is added to the equation
Steel Beams and a Metal Pan Deck
Borrowing from the commercial building world, we use steel to prep for an elevated concrete slab.
Podcast Episode 125 — French Doors, Kitchen Remodels, and the Gamification of Home Building.
Archways, restored glass, hardware, plate racks, cabinets, moisture control, and a broken tablesaw.
Bilco Factory Tour
Senior editor Patrick McCombe heads to Bilco's Zanesville, Ohio, plant to get a behind-the-scenes look at how basement doors are made.
Podcast Episode 89 — Gross Stories
Atmospheric water generators, working soapstone, basement flooring, ductless minisplits, glue where you just do not want it, drinking bad water, and dead mice.
Podcast Episode 72 — Matt Plans to Build a Cottage
Plus, lively discussions of steel framing and fixing chimney cracks.
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Podcast Episode 63 — Roofing, Scaffolds, and Venting for Rob’s House
Also, copper wiring vs. aluminum -- and new basement supports in a 280-year-old farmhouse.
Project Gallery: Subterranean Sizzle
Media rooms, wet bars, personal gyms, saunas, and bathrooms work well below ground level.

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