#714: Lead Paint, Exterior Insulation, and Deck Ledger Condensation Control

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🗓️ 5 December 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Dan Kolbert raises a lead paint red flag. Jeff wonders if a Bonfig wall is better for inexperienced crews. Andrew wonders if an insulated band joist behind a flashed ledger can dry. Grant and Mike Guertin help Patrick talk about editorial and home projects before addressing listener feedback and questions.

Tune in to Episode 714 of the Fine Homebuilding Podcast to learn more about:

Lead paint risks with architectural salvage
Introducing exterior insulation to inexperienced crews
Does an insulated band joist dry behind properly-flashed deck ledgers

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0:00.0	Code catches up with the problems that we create when we do things that we're not
0:10.1	really considering all of the potential hazards we're creating when we start doing things
0:15.6	like putting water heaters and garages.
0:20.2	Welcome to the Fine Home Building podcast, a weekly discussion of building, remodeling, and
0:23.9	design topics aimed at anybody who cares deeply about the craft and science of working on
0:28.3	houses.
0:29.2	I'm Senior Editor Patrick McCombone.
0:30.9	Today I'm joined by Fine Home Building Editorial Advisor Mike Gurdon.
0:34.8	Hey there.
0:36.2	Green Building Advisor, editor Randy Williams.
0:38.9	Howdy?
0:39.7	And producer, Carrie Delahanty.
0:41.6	Hey.
0:42.6	Please email your questions to FHB Podcast at Fine Homebuilding.com.
0:46.3	You can find previous podcasts and check out the show notes at findhombuilding.com slash
0:50.8	podcast.
0:52.4	It is great to see you guys this morning.
0:53.9	Thanks for being here. Thanks for having us.
0:57.0	Oh my God. So you both have pretty ambitious home projects I want to talk about. So, Mike,
1:05.0	correct me if I'm wrong, but you're ripping down a bunch of ceiling it looks like in your kitchen.
1:09.7	What's going on with that?
1:11.2	So I'm back in my Tucson house now and the project for this fall season is tearing out the
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