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Windows Before Housewrap?
When it makes sense for inspections, extra protection, or sequencing demands, you can install a window before the WRB and still make it weathertight.
Cut Conduit With Wires Inside
A copper tubing cutter cuts cleanly through PVC conduit without damaging the cables.
Keep Closet Bolts Upright
A pinch of wax packed in around the bolts keeps the toilet in alignment.
Podcast 621: Building Inside a Barn, Porch-Roof Flashing, and Treated-Lumber Longevity
Listeners write in about Super Insulated Houses and water pipes and ask questions about building a house inside a barn, sidewall flashing, and chimney dampers.
Podcast 621: Members-only Aftershow — Know The Code
Recent Know the Code discussions in Fine Homebuilding
A Fine Finish for Wood Exteriors
Maintain the beauty of stain-grade siding with proper prep and a protective oil finish.
Installing and Flashing Windows Before Housewrap
Use proper prep and flashing details to install weathertight windows before the water-resistive barrier goes on.
Podcast 620: Witnessing Bad Work, Semi-Conditioned Spaces, and Extra Minisplits
Listeners write in about high-performance builds, wall insulation, and EV vans and ask questions about bad building, insulating a lean-to, and minisplit air distribution.
Podcast 620: Members-only Aftershow — Common Questions
The crew talks about the questions that Ian and FHB get asked most often.
Podcast 619: Old-House Construction, Sizing Lumber Beams, and Window Restoration
Listeners write in about handyman businesses, NASA’s stuck screws, and leak detectors and ask questions about old houses, sizing beams, and restoring windows.

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