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The Fine Homebuilding Podcast

#619: Old-House Construction, Sizing Lumber Beams, and Window Restoration

The Fine Homebuilding Podcast

Fine Homebuilding Magazine

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

4.6756 Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Listeners write in about handyman businesses, NASA’s stuck screws, and leak detectors and ask questions about old houses, sizing beams, and restoring windows.

Transcript

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0:00.0

As natural wood species go, redwood is in a class of its own.

0:04.0

A sustainable alternative to tropical hardwoods, redwood is grown and harvested to the highest environmental standards in the world.

0:11.0

Name for the dark red heartwood at the center of the tree,

0:15.0

redwood imparts natural beauty, warmth, and durability to interior and exterior building applications, including decking,

0:22.9

fencing, panelling, siding, exposed beams and timbers, pergolas, and other shade structures.

0:29.6

To learn more about Redwood from Humboldt Sawmill, please visit getredwood.com. If you have no combustion appliances in your house, have you completely eliminated the concern of carbon monoxide.

0:49.3

Are there any other sources?

0:51.3

I mean, maybe a car running in an attached garage, but I'm trying, I don't know if I can think of any other sources. I mean, maybe a car running in an attached garage, but I'm trying, I don't

0:55.5

know if I can think of any other source. Welcome to the Fine Home Building podcast, our weekly

1:00.9

discussion of building, remodeling, and design topics aimed at anybody who cares deeply about

1:05.1

the craft and science of working on houses. I'm Senior Edmund, today I'm joined by Fine Homebuilding,

1:14.9

contributing editor and production manager for TDS custom construction, Ian Schwant.

1:16.6

Hello, everyone.

1:19.7

Fine Home Building Senior Editor Brian Pontalillo.

1:21.5

Hey, everyone.

1:24.1

And producer, Andres San Diego.

1:30.0

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

1:34.4

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

1:35.8

Great to see you guys this morning.

1:36.9

Thanks a million for being here.

1:38.8

Thank you.

1:39.2

Thanks for having me.

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