We're diving into the meaning of deconstruction and demolition, and we're doing it, too

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

Installing the snap-in exterior trim on the entry door can account for an out-of-plumb wall

Thisfront door with built-in levels installs fast, and the composite frame means it will long last

Replacing the exterior foam parts and trimming out the exterior

Removing the old window frame and weight pockets, reframing the rough opening, and flashing a new-construction flanged window into the old existing WRB

Replacing a 30-Year old replacement window in a 100-year-old wall that was upgraded with exterior foam insulation 25 Years ago (part 2 of 4)

Flashing, ventilation, and ice dams

Replacing a 30-Year old replacement window in a 100-year-old wall that was upgraded with exterior foam insulation 25 Years ago (part 1 of 4)

Innies, outies, and in-betweenies

Every layer you add has two sides that can become air pathways to the inside of a building

A show that focuses on working alone during the COVID times.

A polyash shiplap siding that is environmentally polite and durable as heck

Window trimout is probably the trickiest part of installing exterior trim work over two inches of styrofoam

Installing skirtboard, corners, window trim and utility blocks over two inches of foam insulation and rainscreen mesh

How to install two layers of foam and Tyvek's Drainvent rainscreen over an old, lightly-insulated wall.

Integrating a new WRB with existing windows keeps the water- and air-control layers continuous