#186: Reducing Radon, Roof Shingle Warranties, and What are T-Studs?

The Fine Homebuilding Podcast

Fine Homebuilding Magazine

Education, Leisure, Home & Garden, How To

4.8 • 785 Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2019

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Listener feedback discusses adding Kiley to the regular lineup, another line of defense against biting insects, and more on the environmental impact of work trucks. Then Matt, Kiley, and Patrick take listener questions on lowering radon levels in a basement that already has a radon system, the validity of roof shingle warranties, the pros and cons of thermally-broken T-studs, and how to treat a crawlspace that shares a floor system with a conditioned basement.

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0:00.0	It just is like, it's like a Zen sort of experience.
0:10.2	You can get into that, Patrick.
0:11.6	Yeah, the droning of this thing and you're just,
0:14.1	walking back and forth and back and forth.
0:16.8	It's like, yeah, you can become a monk doing that.
0:20.8	I'll get my beads.
0:27.8	Welcome to the Fine Home Building podcast.
0:29.7	Our weekly discussion of building, remodeling, and design topics aimed at anybody who cares deeply about the craft and science of working on houses.
0:36.7	This is Senior Editor Patrick McComb.
0:38.9	I'm joined by, what's your new title? Deputy. Deputy editor. The deputy, Matt Milham.
0:46.5	You have to think about it for a minute. Yep. What's on my badge? And Kylie Jacques, design editor.
0:51.5	Hello. Jeff Rose is on the board today.
0:54.4	Hello.
0:55.6	You can email us your questions at FHB Podcast at Taunton.com.
0:59.6	You can find previous podcasts and check out the show notes at findhomebuilding.com
1:03.8	slash podcast.
1:06.0	We got some good feedback this week.
1:08.6	This is my favorite letter, though, by far.
1:11.0	Actually, email, excuse me.
1:12.0	Adam writes, I'm a podcast junkie, and FHB is by far my favorite.
1:16.5	I never missed an episode.
1:18.1	Only one complaint.
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