#435: Insulating Block Walls, Stucco Without a Drainage Space, and Mystery Floor Drains

The Fine Homebuilding Podcast

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4.6 • 756 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2022

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Patrick, Ian, and Kiley hear from listeners about well water, radiant heat, and humps in the floor before taking questions about insulating and finishing block walls, Southwest stucco, and where the floor drain goes.

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0:57.7	Overhanging second floor. That's an eyesore.
1:00.4	There's no getting rid of that.
1:01.4	What's also a thermal disaster?
1:03.1	Those are notorious for being cold and leaky.
1:06.7	But there's such good squirrel houses, though. There's squirrels in the winter.
1:16.6	Welcome to the Fine Home Building podcast, a weekly discussion of building,
1:21.6	remodeling, and design topics aimed at anybody who cares deeply about the craft and science of working on houses.
1:28.3	This is Senior Editor Patrick McCone. Today I'm joined by a professional estimator Ian Schwant.
1:33.3	How are doing Patrick?
1:35.3	Our Senior Editor at GBA, Kylie Jacques.
1:38.3	Hello everybody.
1:40.3	And our producer and small engine enthusiast Jeff Rose.
1:43.3	Hi there.
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