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The plumber cut the hole without even asking me. And, you know, it's like...

A good GC catches this stuff because they've had this stuff go long.

You know, and unfortunately, it takes 30 years to be a good GC because you have to make every mistake.

Welcome to the Fine Home Building podcast, our weekly discussion of building, remodeling, a design topics aimed at anybody who cares deeply about the craft and science of working on houses.

This is senior editor Patrick

McComb. I'm joined by design editor Kylie Jacques. Hello. Digital brand manager of Rob Wattack.

Hey there. And producer Jeff Rose. Howdy. You can find previous podcasts and check out the

show notes at find homebuilding.com slash podcast.

Well, we got a great show for you all today, so we're going to jump right into it.

Let's start with a little feedback.

In 233, we were talking about how to prevent squeaks and hardwood flooring.

And the suggestion from the industry for decades has been to use asphalt felt paper underneath the flooring to kind of act as a cushion and a decoupling layer.

And somebody on YouTube named G.C. said, just curious, if felt paper off gases or has a smell, I've only ever used it on roofs, so never paid attention. I wonder if there are any

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