Job Site Diaries - Fine Homebuilding

HVAC System for a High-Performance Home

Watch builder Josh Salinger discuss HVAC strategies that contribute to this zero-energy, high-performance ADU.
How to Bend Custom Cap Flashing

Use a brake to custom-bend your own cap flashing to better protect the tops of your windows, doors, and other horizontal exterior-trim transitions.
Rainscreen and Window Installation in Portland, Oregon

Builder Josh Salinger shows how his crew installs, waterproofs, and air-seals a window in a wall with rainscreen siding details and a self-adhered housewrap.
Replacing Windows on a 1980s Farmhouse Renovation

Remodeler Josh Oduin points out mistakes made on the previous window install and shows how to make an airtight and watertight replacement.
Energy-Smart HVAC

Ben explains how the components of this cutting-edge, energy-sipping mechanical system adequately heat and cool this home using as little energy as possible.
The Concrete-Free Floating-Plywood Slab Assembly

Watch builder Josh Salinger show how to reduce the environmental impact of a new home by omitting the concrete from the ground-level floors.
Using Wood-Fiber Exterior Insulation for a Net-Zero Construction

Builder Ben Bogie introduces us to the science and benefits of wood-fiber insulation, plus he explains his installation process for the material on his latest construction project.
Building a Vaulted High-Performance and Foam-Free Roof Assembly

Josh Salinger shows us how to create more space and vent a roof, and do it all with a reduced environmental footprint.
Air-Sealing a Net-Zero Assembly

Watch builder Josh Salinger describe the methods his team is taking on this ADU to create a healthier, energy-efficient home.
A Resilient Roof Assembly That Can Handle Moisture

Ben Bogie explains this unique framing assembly and how its design promotes drying for a long-lasting, superinsulated roof.

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HVAC System for a High-Performance Home

How to Bend Custom Cap Flashing

Rainscreen and Window Installation in Portland, Oregon

Replacing Windows on a 1980s Farmhouse Renovation

Energy-Smart HVAC

The Concrete-Free Floating-Plywood Slab Assembly

Using Wood-Fiber Exterior Insulation for a Net-Zero Construction

Building a Vaulted High-Performance and Foam-Free Roof Assembly

Air-Sealing a Net-Zero Assembly

A Resilient Roof Assembly That Can Handle Moisture

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