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Feb 3 2023
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WRB & Flashing
Weatherization Nation 4: The WRB is a BFD
The Tyvek weather-resistive barrier can be a water barrier and an air barrier, but it is NOT a vapor barrier
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Sep 15 2022
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Design
Building RESILIENCE is BACK: Season 2 Overview
Season 2 is back in Minneapolis for a large-scale retrofit of a 111-year-old house: Tightening up the envelope, adding durability to the shell, and dramatically improving the interior conditioning and IAQ
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Sep 12 2022
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WRB & Flashing
How to Pronounce "Benjamin Obdyke"
A throwback to season 1 of Building Resilience, a show about extreme climate construction.
We were thrilled that Benjamin Obdyke chose to sponsor the show, but it meant that we had to get
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Sep 8 2022
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Framing
Decking a Roof (3): Measuring Hip Panels
The nuances of measuring are what separates the kids from the carpenters
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Sep 6 2022
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Tile, Flooring, Drywall
How to Patch Drywall The RIGHT Way (and the Wrong Way, Too)
For multiple holes in drywall, a unipatch is better than eyebrows
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Aug 11 2022
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Framing
Know How: Quick-Release Knot
Streamline your stringline strategy
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Jul 11 2022
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Siding & Exterior Trim
Shrinkage: (How PVC Trim Moves)—7 Minutes of BS (Building Science)
PVC trim expands and contracts with temperature. But it never expands as much as it does that first time, so install it tight and fasten it right
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Jul 7 2022
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Concrete & Masonry
Silicosis is a Lung Disease You Get from Masonry Dust—It Can Kill You
Being safety conscious doesn't make you a sissy.
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Jun 30 2022
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Plumbing, Electrical
3 Ways to Repair and Connect Copper Pipe
#TheHardWay, the easy way, and the in-between way
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Jun 6 2022
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Siding & Exterior Trim
Bend 4 Basic Shapes on a Tapco Brake
How to use a Tapco sheet metal brake to make four basic bends
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May 30 2022
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Windows & Doors
Replace An Entry Door, Part 2: Install New Door, Install Trim
Installing the snap-in exterior trim on the entry door can account for an out-of-plumb wall
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May 26 2022
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Plumbing, Electrical
The Basics of Residential Electrical Systems
The first in a series of 'Basics' videos on residential electricity. This one is on receptacles.
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May 23 2022
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WRB & Flashing
Replace An Entry Door, Part 1: Remove Old Door and Prep Rough Opening
Thisfront door with built-in levels installs fast, and the composite frame means it will long last
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May 14 2022
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Siding & Exterior Trim
Siding Installation Using Truexterior Nickle Gap (ptc@home 6)
A polyash shiplap siding that is environmentally polite and durable as heck
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May 9 2022
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Demolition
Pouring a Curved Concrete Walkway Slab
How to pour, screed, and float a curved concrete walkway slab
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May 7 2022
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Siding & Exterior Trim
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Trimwork & Cabinetry
Exterior Window Trim Out on Walls With Exterior Foam Insulation (ptc@home part 5)
Window trimout is probably the trickiest part of installing exterior trim work over two inches of styrofoam
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Apr 30 2022
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Siding & Exterior Trim
Exterior Trimout Strategy for Walls (ptc@home, IV)
Installing skirtboard, corners, window trim and utility blocks over two inches of foam insulation and rainscreen mesh
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Apr 25 2022
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Glues, Sealants, Coatings
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Trimwork & Cabinetry
Trim FAIL: Gaps Between Tongue and Groove Ceiling Boards
Wood moves. If you don't plan for wood movement, plan for a callback
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Apr 22 2022
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WRB & Flashing
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Insulation & Air Sealing
Exterior insulation and Rainscreen Retrofit on a 1950's Cape (ptc@home, part 3)
How to install two layers of foam and Tyvek's Drainvent rainscreen over an old, lightly-insulated wall.
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