#394: Wall Assemblies, Cooling a Historic Cabin, and Building on Piers

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🗓️ 1 October 2021

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Mark, Rob, and Patrick hear from listeners about sawdust stoves and owner-builders before taking listener questions about choosing a wall assembly, cooling a historic cabin, and building on masonry piers.

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1:15.3	Welcome to the Fine Home Building podcast, a weekly discussion of building, remodeling, and design topics aimed at anybody who cares deeply about the craft and science
1:20.0	of working on houses.
1:22.6	This is Senior Editor Patrick McComb.
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