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The Fine Homebuilding Podcast

#551: Power Tool Batteries, Building as a Third Career, and High DIY

The Fine Homebuilding Podcast

Fine Homebuilding Magazine

Leisure, Construction, Keepcraftalive, Home & Garden, How To, Drywall, Craftsmanship, Education, Homebuilding, Houses

4.6756 Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Ben says to check your library for Taunton titles. Jonathan shows us how U.S. homes are heated. Marc likes linoleum. Paul wants universal tool batteries. Roger wonders about insulating a steel-frame building. Andrew asks about safely doing high work. Kevin is building carriage doors for his shop.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I got to quit my job and start building houses.

0:09.0

I thought you were going to say join the army.

0:11.2

History repeats itself yet again on the fine home building podcast with the editorial director.

0:17.0

Every person who sat in my chair left to go build houses and get into the trades.

0:27.4

Welcome to the Fine Home Building podcast, our weekly discussion of building, remodeling, and

0:31.6

design topics aimed at anybody who cares deeply about the craft and science of working on houses.

0:37.2

I'm senior editor Patrick McComb.

0:38.9

Today I'm joined by editorial director for fine home building, Andrew Zellner.

0:43.8

Good morning, Patrick. Fine Home Building Contributing Editor and TDS production manager, Ian Schwant.

0:52.0

Good morning.

0:53.9

And our producer and part-time wedding officiant, Jeff Rose.

0:58.4

Hi there.

1:00.3

Please email your questions to FHB Podcasts at Taunton.com.

1:03.6

You can find previous podcasts and check out the show notes at fineholding.com slash podcast.

1:08.7

Well, guys, good to see you this morning thanks for being here happy to be

1:12.6

as always uh ian how's your building coming uh the concrete slash pole building crew is really

1:23.9

kicking it they've got the uh three sides of the shed are all done, all the metals up.

1:32.2

They got a little bit of sofa to do in the front side,

1:35.9

and then I'm going to put the windows and doors in it at some point.

1:40.5

My door was delivered.

1:42.7

I've got to pick that up this weekend and how wide is that it's got to be

1:46.9

ginormous well the that door gets fabricated on site the actual sliding door at the end

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