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Podcast Episode 67 — Siding Next to a Stepped Foundation
Building with insulating concrete forms, preventing rot on low-slope roofing, and mad props for your humble show-notes compiler.
Resurfacing Damaged Concrete
Learn how to prepare the existing surface and mix, apply, and finish a concrete patch.
Saving a Stone Foundation
Dry the soil next to the foundation to prevent or slow further erosion.
Stuck-Together Mud Buckets
Use the jet setting on your hose and point it at the crevice between the stuck buckets.
Episode Five: Outdoor Showers, Efflorescence, Attic Insulation, and Window Replacement
In this episode, host and managing editor Justin Fink talks with editor-in-chief Rob Yagid and design editor Brian Pontolilo about outdoor showers, efflorescence, attic insulation, and window replacement. Resources and…
Caulk This Way
Joint design and prep may matter even more than choosing the right product.
How to Repair Broken Bricks
Learn to assess the extent of damage in a brick wall, repoint mortar joints, and even make color-matched repairs to damaged bricks.
Slate Roofing and Repair Techniques
Slate specialist John Mahan shows how to cut, punch, and replace slate shingles.
Easy Baluster Replacement
Replace balusters without dismantling them using this simple solution.
Fixing Splinters
All wood is prone to splitting. I had this occur in a Victorian door recently. The split worked its way from the jamb on one side all the way to…

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