The Fine Homebuilding Podcast
The Fine Homebuilding Podcast is all about answering YOUR construction, design, and building science questions. From foundation waterproofing to roof flashing, we take on your building, remodeling and design challenges with the know-how of North America’s most-trusted home building brand.
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 729
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
#188: Smoothing a Textured Ceiling, Enforcing Airtightness Testing, and Better Brick Walkways
This week’s installment revisits Tony’s planned grade-level deck and we hear from a listener who’s married to a carpenter bee researcher. The crew explores the best way to remove ceiling stalactites …
#187: Missing Ductwork, Rooftop Decks, and Waterproof Mechanical Rooms
The gang hear from listeners about insulating brick buildings and how to be a good apprentice before tackling questions about about missing ductwork, construction details for a watertight deck, and a…
#186: Reducing Radon, Roof Shingle Warranties, and What are T-Studs?
Listener feedback discusses adding Kiley to the regular lineup, another line of defense against biting insects, and more on the environmental impact of work trucks. Then Matt, Kiley, and Patrick take…
#185: Hot Real Estate Market Buying Tips, Low-Cost New Homes, and Grade-Level Decks
Listener feedback discusses moss on roofs and keeping the fires burning in an old school house before Matt, Kiley, and Patrick talk about a listener's suggestions for making a deal in a red-hot real …
#184: Insulating an All-brick House, Working with Engineered Siding, and Carpentry as a Second Career
Justin starts things off by discussing Fine Homebuilding's first-ever summit featuring a dozen construction industry heavy hitters before Patrick, Matt and Justin discuss the challenges with insulati…
Bonus #183a: The Return of the Original FHB Podcast Crew
One year after handing off the podcast to the new hosts, Justin Fink, Brian Pontolilo, and Rob Yagid sit down for a reunion to discuss Green Building Advisor, FHB’s new Summit seminar, the change in …
#183: Work Trucks, Workshops, and Painting Brick
Patrick, Matt and Kiley talk about keeping kitchen remodels affordable before moving onto listener questions about strengthening a roof in one of the country's snowiest places, converting a barn to a…
#182: Greedy Dormers, Cathedral-Ceiling Insulation, and Gutters for EPDM Roofs
This week on the Fine Homebuilding Podcast the gang talks about adding a 2nd floor on a brick bungalow, pros and cons of adding spray-foam to an existing vaulted ceiling, details for a flat porch roo…
#181: Ethical Business Practices, Pass-Through Windows, And Cutting Asbestos Shingles
The Fine Homebuilding editors talk about doing right by your clients, opening up a kitchen to the outdoors, following EPA guidelines when removing asbestos siding, and more.
Patrick, Matt, and Kiley …
#180: Rigid Foam Over Roofs, Warm-Climate Insulation Details, and Fuel-Efficient Work Trucks
The Fine Homebuilding editors discuss some upcoming articles about building sheds and installing custom metal stairs before addressing listener questions about insulation upgrades, environmentally re…
#179: Redundant Housewrap, Hybrid Timberframes, and an End to Vented Crawlspaces
The Fine Homebuilding editors offer their opinions on adding two layers of Typar, suggest affordable alternatives to a building a full timber-frame house, and wonder why anyone thinks it's OK to buil…
#178: Interview With Home-Building Guru Mike Guertin
Mike and his apprentice Addison Oliveira stop by the Fine Homebuilding studio for a chat with Patrick about getting started in the trades, advancements in construction over the past few decades, job-…
#177: Three Design Solutions for Remodeling a Cramped Bathroom
Fine Homebuilding design editor Kiley Jacques joins the podcast this week to talk about the bathroom-design challenge she tasked three architects with for an upcoming magazine article.
Patrick, Matt,…
#176: When Are Compromises on Quality Materials Worth the Savings?
The Fine Homebuilding editors swap stories about some of their own spring projects before–among other things–debating the pros and cons of affordable alternatives to fine-homebuilding products.
In th…
#175: Stair Stringers, Laser Levels, and Duct Design
The Fine Homebuilding editors offer advice about framing new stairs for a deck, choosing the right level for a whole-house construction project, and figuring out how to upgrade an old HVAC system for…
#174: How to Level a Sagging Floor
One podcast listener wonders if he should jack up his drooping joists or if he can just create a flat floor using tapered sleepers over the old subfloor.
On this week's show, Patrick, Matt, and Rob t…
#173: Interview at JLC Live with George Caruso from Benjamin Obdyke
The Director of Innovation from this manufacturer of moisture-management products talks about how getting feedback from customers is an essential to making materials that meet today's home-building n…
#172: Interview at JLC Live with Ulrich Dahne and Holger Binder from Stabila
The Fine Homebuilding editors talk to the CEO and sales director of this world-renowned 130-year-old manufacturer of high-quality measuring equipment about why the simple spirit level is still popula…
#171: Interview at JLC Live with Caleb Morris from Viewrail
The Fine Homebuilding editors chat with Caleb about how his family business made the transition from a traditional stair parts supplier to a leading manufacturer of custom metal floating stairs and m…
#170: Is There Really a Skilled-Trade Gap?
One listener wonders why he's not seeing much demand for experienced carpenters in his part of the country.
Inspired by details unearthed during the renovation of a local 19th-century home, Patrick, …