#609: Flashing a Metal Building, Energy Retrofits, and Siting a House

The Fine Homebuilding Podcast

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4.6 • 756 Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2023

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Peter’s DIY addition appears on Google Street View. Ed shares a chart of common house problems. A listener says ethernet cables are not for lighting. Evan asks for help flashing the bottom of a metal building. Listeners email about energy retrofits and siting new houses.

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1:30.0	Welcome to the Fine Home Building podcast, a weekly discussion of building, remodeling, and
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