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Reduce the amount of moisture that gets into insulation baffles by installing a variable-permeance membrane.

When improving home performance, is it better to buy replacement windows, or restore the originals?

Set the beams right on the post-base connectors when there's no room for posts—but make sure to use lumber treated for ground contact.

Matt, Kiley, and Patrick hear from listeners about AeroBarrier and blower-door fails, before taking listener questions about basement doors, basement insulation, and finishing windows.

In this special edition of the Fine Homebuilding Podcast, Patrick talks to Matt Minchew, General Manager for Zip System Roof Applications and Fred Malik, managing director of Fortified Building Products at the Institute for Business and Home Safety.

Senior editor Patrick McCombe is back at the 2020 FHB House remodel to learn about the wall-insulation details and see how to install triple-pane European windows.

In this Pro-Talk podcast, Patrick talks to Kyle Stumpenhorst, founder of Rural Renovators, a post-frame building company in Franklin Grove, Illinois.

We compiled this list of our favorite tools and gear to help you find great things to get for the handy people in your life.

No matter what fuel you choose, look for a heating appliance that will use it efficiently.

Matt, Rob, and Patrick hear from listeners about mud homes and mixing valves, before taking questions about black windows, making structural repairs, and controlling mold in a new build.