#685: Patching Drywall, Adding Air Barriers, and Rotting Walls

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🗓️ 16 May 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Pel says shares a NY Times story describing the challenges of being a legit contractor.

Eric asks how to fix the drywall above his shower unit. Chris wonders if there’s an easy way to add an air barrier above his tongue-and-groove ceiling. Mike is trying to fix a wall rotted by a patio poured against it.

Tune in to Episode 685 of the Fine Homebuilding Podcast to learn more about:

How to patch drywall subject to wetting
Stopping air movement through a paneled ceiling
Hot to fix a wall that with concrete poured against it

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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?
0:06.2	Designed for a variety of applications, tightbonds adhesives make any building or home improvement project a breeze,
0:12.7	with their high-performing and durable formulas.
0:15.7	These adhesives are trusted by the professional, providing squeak-free subfloor installations,
0:22.5	long-lasting retaining walls,
0:29.3	and even fastener-free feature walls. Check out Tightbonds Construction Adhesives at tightbond.com, including their newest award-winning adhesive Tight Grab Plus.
0:41.2	You guys are way off base.
0:42.3	What do you do, Patrick?
0:45.1	Put your eye wall on it and get on with your life. If you want the board look, put Nickel Gap back up there or some other boxcar sitiding and put it on top.
0:55.2	Here we are with the shiplap again.
0:56.6	We'll put the ship lap up there.
0:58.0	Put another layer.
0:59.1	Add another layer to the onions, says that.
1:01.4	I thought this set the tea perfectly for you to say arrow barrier, and I was waiting for it.
1:14.6	Welcome to the Fine Home Building podcast, our weekly discussion of building, building, remodeling, and design topics aimed at anybody who cares deeply about the craft
1:18.6	and science of working on houses. I'm Senior Editor Patrick McComb. Today I'm joined by
1:23.6	Fine Home Building contributing editor and production manager for TDS Customer Construction, Ian Schwant. Howdy. Fine Home Building Associate Editor Grant Baver. Hey. And producer,
1:34.3	Carrie Delahanty. Hello. Please email your questions to FHB Podcast at Fine Homebuilding.com.
1:41.0	You can find previous podcasts and check out the show notes at
1:44.2	finehomebuilding.com slash podcast. Well, it is a pleasure to see you all this morning.
1:49.4	Thanks for being here. Thanks for having me.
1:53.0	I think we should first point out that Carrie is producing the show instead of Andres.
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