#249: Attic Vents, Rotten Doors, and Flattening a Lumpy Floor

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🗓️ 22 May 2020

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Andy writes in with his simple plan for Patrick’s CD conundrum. Doug describes what’s really under a sprung floor. Josh asks if his Tampa, Florida house should have roof vents. Chris wonders if he should install a storm door. Ryan asks what kind of house he should build after living in a tiny house. Charles wonders what to do about his lumpy hall floor.

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0:00.0	We took the roof off our house in Stowe, and I was looking out over the expanse of floor with walls up and nothing over.
0:13.2	I was like, oh my God, I made a huge mistake.
0:16.4	We had a house that was entirely livable, and now I just took the top completely off of it.
0:27.4	Welcome to the Fine Home Building podcast, our weekly discussion of building, remodeling, and
0:31.7	design topics aimed at anybody who cares deeply about the craft and science of working on houses.
0:37.2	It's a scene editor Patrick McComb.
0:39.1	I'm joined by Deputy Editor Matt Milham.
0:41.7	What's up?
0:42.9	Digital brand badass Rob Wossack.
0:45.4	Hey guys.
0:46.9	And producer Jeff Rose.
0:48.8	Howdy.
0:50.3	Well, it's nice to see all you gentlemen in this bright early morning.
0:53.1	For those of you listening, we're recording a little earlier in the day, hoping to stay out of the web rush hour.
0:59.3	So hopefully the video feed will be a little smoother, and our audio will sound a little better.
1:03.7	So good to be hanging out with you guys this morning.
1:07.1	It's good for you guys, too. It's a little early.
1:09.3	I'm not fully coffied up yet.
1:11.5	Yeah, I've been sucking down some of myself.
1:13.4	Yeah. So what have you been doing, Matt? You've been working on the house? You've been working on projects for the magazine? What's going on?
1:19.2	Yeah, mostly working on project for a magazine right now. I'm trying to repoint my disaster of a chimney.
1:25.7	So that's been fun, slow going. The people who I don't know if it was
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