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Mike Guertin

Fine Homebuilding Ambassdor

Remodeler/Builder/Trainer/Writer
East Greenwich, RI

The only thing Fine Homebuilding editorial adviser Mike Guertin likes better than building new homes is remodeling old ones. After 35 years, he’s still challenged every day to find more-efficient ways to build things better. Like a true Rhode Islander, he doesn’t take jobs farther than 15 minutes from his home in East Greenwich. Mike’s written over 100 articles for FHB and appears in dozens of videos.

Instagram: @mike_guertin

Website: www.mikeguertin.com

Replace damaged board floor sheathing

What's the best way to tie in a new plywood subfloor after cutting old tongue-and-groove boards back to the wall?
Wind-Resistant Roof: Eave-Edge Assembly

Damage from a fallen tree gives us an opportunity to see how well the wind-resistant eave-edge assembly is bonded together.
NWFA is Making Sweeping Changes to Their Wood-Flooring Installation Guidelines

The National Wood Flooring Association has been working with experts throughout the construction industry to create a new and better guide to successful flooring installations.
Garbage-Bag Dust Collector for Tablesaw

This simple trick for collecting tablesaw discharge dust is a cheap fix for a messy problem, and it makes job-site cleanup a quick and easy task.
Attach a Deck to Any Wall

Builder Mike Guertin outlines code-compliant ledger and lateral-tie details for all types of deck builds.
9 Upgrades to Windproof Your Roof

Master these roof-installation details to keep asphalt shingles on and rain out of your house.
Rain Diverter Protects an Uncovered Exterior Entryway

A simple formed-metal strip fastened under asphalt roof shingles diverts rainwater sideways toward a gutter to keep the area below a little drier.
Patch for Fold-Out Window Flanges

A simple patch piece of flashing tape seals window flanges for piece of mind.
Controlling Concrete Pour into ICFs

A site-built EPDM extension tube provides extra control at the business end of a concrete pump truck pipe.
Site-Built Shingle Cutter

Made from scrap materials, a shingle cutter can save time when you have to cut lots of starter kits along rake edges.