#209: Exterior Caulk, Tub Drains, and Adding Insulation to Leaky Walls
The Fine Homebuilding Podcast
Fine Homebuilding Magazine
4.8 • 785 Ratings
🗓️ 22 November 2019
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
The crew hears from Rob about a very cool training lab for weatherization work. Cooper shows off his newly-completed garage air sealing and insulating project. Jeff describes how industrial gas bottles are safety tested and he talks about some very interesting bottles dating from the earliest days of rocketry. Cole gives his secrets for installing dog doors meant for entry doors. Daniel wants to know who makes the best outdoor caulk. Kevin wants to know the best plan for an efficient house in South Carolina. Brandon asks how to take apart his tub drain so he can replace the tub. Finally Byron wants to know how to safely insulate his walls which have fiberboard sheathing on the outside and a foil vapor barrier (FSK) on the inside.
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| 0:51.0 | I'm sure it is. And they were describing how like there's a lot of structural steel in these |
| 0:55.4 | buildings, as you might imagine. There's a lot of restructuring. They're masonry construction, |
| 0:58.4 | so they need steel for the loads. And they have to carry the stuff in the house with manpower. |
| 1:04.0 | Yeah. 20-30 people on an I-Bean. Yeah. |
| 1:07.0 | Welcome to the Fine Home Building podcast. |
| 1:14.8 | Our weekly discussion of building, remodeling, and design topics aimed at anybody who cares deeply about the craft and science of working on houses. |
| 1:21.8 | This is Senior Editor Patrick McComb. |
| 1:23.7 | I'm joined by design editor Kylie Jacques. |
| 1:25.9 | Hello. |
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| 1:29.4 | And producer, Jeff Rose. |
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