#684: Masonry Heaters Whole-House Ventilation, Porch Flooring

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🗓️ 9 May 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Home ventilation systems and respect for old houses is the focus of conversation in this information-packed episode. The team talks about masonry heaters, ductwork for an ERV, and the absence of the perfect porch flooring.

Tune in to Episode 684 of the Fine Homebuilding Podcast to learn more about:

What is a masonry heater and why you'd want one
Whole-house ventilation and the risk of poor indoor air-quality
The right material for porch flooring

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0:00.0	You may know them for their wood glues, but did you know Tightbond also has a complete selection of construction adhesives?
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0:22.3	walls, and even fastener-free feature walls. Check out Tightbonds Construction Adhesives at
0:28.3	Tightbond.com, including their newest award-winning adhesive Tight Grab Plus.
0:43.3	We can probably do just about anything in a high performance house.
0:53.1	It's just a matter of how much you want to have to put into controlling it, how much you want to have to put into operating it, and how much you want to have to spend to build it.
0:59.8	Welcome to the Fine Home Building podcast, our weekly discussion of building, remodeling,
1:03.9	and design topics aimed at anybody who cares deeply about the craft and science of working on houses.
1:05.1	I'm Senior Editor Patrick McComb.
1:06.8	Today I'm joined by Fine Home Building editorial advisor, Mike Gerton.
1:10.6	Hey there. Fine Home Building Associate advisor Mike Gerton. Hey there.
1:11.9	Fine Home Building Associate editor Grant Baver.
1:14.6	Hey.
1:15.6	And producer Andres Seminiago.
1:18.3	Hello.
1:19.3	Please email your questions to FHV podcast at Fine Homebuilding.com.
1:23.0	You can find previous podcasts and check out the show notes at findhomebuilding.com slash podcast.
1:28.2	Well, good to see you guys. Thanks for being here.
1:31.1	Yeah. Thanks for the short notice yesterday.
1:33.9	Oh my gosh. So I've been nose, well, eyes deep in magazine editorial.
1:40.5	And I apologize for the late notice. Thanks for being here, guys, on short notice.
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