#175: Stair Stringers, Laser Levels, and Duct Design
The Fine Homebuilding Podcast
Fine Homebuilding Magazine
4.8 • 785 Ratings
🗓️ 12 April 2019
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
The Fine Homebuilding editors offer advice about framing new stairs for a deck, choosing the right level for a whole-house construction project, and figuring out how to upgrade an old HVAC system for efficiency and comfort.
Patrick kicks off this week's conversation with an update on his trial of Spray & Forget mold remover to clean up the grungy siding on his house, then Rob contemplates some interesting architectural follies he saw on a local country road. Matt gets us into a more technical topic–one contractor's peculiar way of insulating the underside of a house built on piers–before the crew jumps into answering a few listeners' emails.
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| 0:40.4 | Open your mind to the possibilities that there are many ways to do something. |
| 0:45.4 | And it would seem if you told someone you could start with the drywall, |
| 0:48.6 | that they would say that was ridiculous. |
| 0:50.3 | But if you see it, you're like, okay, that makes sense in this context. |
| 0:53.3 | I've got to figure out how to put the paint down first, |
| 0:55.4 | then they're on top of the paint. |
| 1:03.2 | Welcome to the Fine Home Building podcast, |
| 1:05.2 | our weekly discussion of building, remodeling, and design topics |
| 1:08.0 | aimed at anybody who cares deeply about the craft and science of working on houses. |
| 1:12.9 | This is Senior Editor Patrick McComb. I'm joined by Associate Editor Matt Nealham. Hello. |
| 1:18.2 | Rob Wattsack Digital Brain Manager. Hi. And producer Jeff Rose. Hello, everybody. |
| 1:23.8 | Please email us your questions at phb podcast at taunton.com. You can find previous podcasts and check out the show notes at findhombuilding.com |
| 1:33.2 | slash podcast. Thanks for being with me, gentlemen. Mm-hmm. You're sure. So I'm going to start off today. |
| 1:41.2 | You remember the discussion we had about mold and algae on siding and stuff like that? |
| 1:44.6 | You mean like 10 times? Yes, I remember. |
| 1:46.5 | The ceaseless conversation we had about mold and algae. So I tried one of the products. I used spray and forget on my house and nothing happened for a while, but I'm starting to see results. |
| 2:01.6 | That's why you're supposed to forget about it. |
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