#378: Preventing Window Condensation, Conditioned Crawlspaces, and $150K Home Improvement

The Fine Homebuilding Podcast

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4.6 • 756 Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2021

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Kiley, Rob, and Patrick hear from listeners about heat-pump water heaters and expensive homes before taking questions on preventing wet windows, sealing a crawlspace, and improving the livability and efficiency of an existing house.

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1:22.2	Play along with this crazy idea of yours, Kylie.
1:26.1	So if you did pull off the brick, you could evaluate the WRB.
1:29.7	You could add exterior insulation. You could tear out the windows. You could evaluate the WRB. You could add exterior insulation. Got me thinking about like what's going on in the walls. You could, oh my goodness, you could just tear this whole house
1:34.4	apart for no good reason. And that was amazing. For no good reason. Right. Welcome to the
1:43.8	Fine Home Building podcast, our week of discussion of building, remodeling, and design topics aimed at anybody who cares deeply about the craft and science of working on houses.
1:53.0	This is Senior Editor Patrick McComb. Today I'm joined by GBA Senior Editor Kylie Jacques.
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