#198: Is It OK to Insulate Around an Electrical Service Panel?
The Fine Homebuilding Podcast
Fine Homebuilding Magazine
4.8 • 785 Ratings
🗓️ 20 September 2019
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Justin, Matt, and Rob kick off the show by reminding everyone that there are only a couple weeks until the Fine Homebuilding Summit and there are still a few tickets available for this educational event focused on the fundamentals of high-performance, high-quality home building. After reading some listener feedback, the crew discusses possible solutions for five separate questions from the Fine Homebuilding Forum and the FHB Podcast inbox, including how to replace floor joists, how to cut a hollow-core door, how to finish a wooden basement door, how to insulate around an electrical panel, and whether or not primer filler is a substitute for filling and sanding old siding.
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| 2:05.8 | Yeah, I'm not suggesting he do it himself. |
| 2:10.7 | I'm just saying that that option probably isn't as much labor as I was thinking. |
| 2:12.1 | Just got to get a crowbar behind it. |
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