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The Fine Homebuilding Podcast

#167: How Detailed Should a Remodeling Estimate Be?

The Fine Homebuilding Podcast

Fine Homebuilding Magazine

Education, Leisure, Home & Garden, How To

4.8785 Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2019

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

The Fine Homebuilding editors discuss questions about running a remodeling business, maintaining access to buried plumbing, dealing with leaky soffits, and more.

After celebrating Rob's viral success with an online video of his pedal-powered snow plow in action, Rob, Patrick, and Matt try to find answers to listeners' problems with leaky pipes, leaky walls, and leaky attic vents. Maybe we can nail down some solutions for the ever-present old-house moisture issues once and for all.

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