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The Fine Homebuilding Podcast

#626: Walls with Fiber Sheathing, Optional Building Inspections, and Heat Pump Water Heaters

The Fine Homebuilding Podcast

Fine Homebuilding Magazine

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

4.6756 Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2024

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Listeners write in about high water bills, soggy straw bales, and house fires and ask questions about tightening wood-fiber walls, places without inspections, and heat pump water heaters.

Transcript

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0:00.0

The name Tightbond is well known in the woodworking community for their wood glues,

0:04.4

but did you know that they have other impressive product lines?

0:07.8

Tightbond's construction adhesives and cox and sealants are made with a professional in mind.

0:13.5

Builders and contractors depend on Tightbond to deliver the most consistent and high-performing construction adhesives for their projects, including

0:22.1

the industry's number 1, FRP adhesive.

0:26.3

Tightbonds line of cocks and sealants ensure unbeatable adhesion for a wide variety of applications

0:32.1

and weather conditions, with the most comprehensive color matching program in the industry.

0:42.8

To see Tightbonds complete variety of products, visit their website at tightbond.com.

0:52.4

The worst home failures I've read about in my career involved wood fiber sheathing.

0:59.0

It was this development of Martin Holliday roof, and these brick-clad homes had had this wood fiber sheathing and as you all know, it's super vapor open. It's so badly that water would run out the bottom because of the poly that was on the interior.

1:04.0

So,

1:05.0

Welcome to the Fine Home Building Podcast, our weekly discussion of building,

1:10.0

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

1:15.6

I'm Senior Editor Patrick McComb. Today I'm joined by Fine Home Building editorial advisor Mike Gerton.

1:21.6

Hello.

1:22.6

Fine Home Building Senior Editor Brian Pontalillo.

1:25.6

Hey everyone.

1:26.6

And our amazing producer, Andres San Diego.

1:31.4

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

1:37.4

Please email your questions, feedback, and concerns to FHB podcast at taunton.com.

1:42.2

I said concerns there.

1:43.3

Like, I hope no one has concerns at this point in the

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