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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
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
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
The nuances of measuring are what separates the kids from the carpenters
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Sep 6 2022
For multiple holes in drywall, a unipatch is better than eyebrows
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Jul 11 2022
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
Being safety conscious doesn't make you a sissy.
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Jun 30 2022
#TheHardWay, the easy way, and the in-between way
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Jun 6 2022
How to use a Tapco sheet metal brake to make four basic bends
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May 30 2022
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
The first in a series of 'Basics' videos on residential electricity. This one is on receptacles.
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May 23 2022
Thisfront door with built-in levels installs fast, and the composite frame means it will long last
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May 14 2022
A polyash shiplap siding that is environmentally polite and durable as heck
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May 9 2022
How to pour, screed, and float a curved concrete walkway slab
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May 7 2022
Window trimout is probably the trickiest part of installing exterior trim work over two inches of styrofoam
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Apr 30 2022
Installing skirtboard, corners, window trim and utility blocks over two inches of foam insulation and rainscreen mesh
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Apr 25 2022
Wood moves. If you don't plan for wood movement, plan for a callback
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Apr 22 2022
How to install two layers of foam and Tyvek's Drainvent rainscreen over an old, lightly-insulated wall.