#213: Fixing a Basement Slab, Making a Stucco Wall Watertight, and What to Do About Insulbrick
The Fine Homebuilding Podcast
Fine Homebuilding Magazine
4.8 • 785 Ratings
🗓️ 20 December 2019
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
The crew hears from Ben Bogie about his experience using foam glass. Several listeners weigh in on the ethics and sensibility of a 9000-sq. ft. deep-energy retrofit. Jeff talks about who inspects structural steel in Seattle. Jeff wants to know what he should do about his cobbled-together basement slab. Michael asks how to fix a stucco-clad wall built partially below grade. Andy from Indy wants to know the best way to insulate a concrete floor that was once part of a porch. And anonymous wants to know what to do about the Insulbrick on an old home he's rehabbing.
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