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Podcast Episode 154: Lead-Paint Removal, Cracking Drywall, and Moldy Siding

Several frustrated homeowners ask the Fine Homebuilding editors to suggest the best course of action for some common DIY dilemmas.
Podcast Episode 150: Why Do My Windows Sweat in the Winter?

This week the Fine Homebuilding editors discuss winter condensation, straw-bale homes, punky floor joists, rental-property remodels and more.
Podcast Episode 149: Farmhouse Insulation, Home Inspections, and Ductwork Details

The Fine Homebuilding staff gives their best advice for improving leaky board-and-batten walls, buying old houses, keeping HVAC systems within conditioned space, and safely venting gas appliances.
Architectural Archeology Informs the Restoration of a Centuries-Old Farmhouse

The Thomas Massey House illustrates the lengths to which architect John Milner goes to preserve historical buildings.
Abstract Effect

With a complete modern remodel, this bold red house in Portland, Oregon, was reinvented without altering its original form.
Bungalow Rebirth: 2 Historic Texas Homes Reimagined

A design/build firm modernizes two Austin bungalows with creative sensitivity to their historic neighborhoods.
Restoring the Abiah Taylor House

It took careful archaeological detective work to reproduce original details for this historic home in Pennsylvania's Brandywine Valley.
Podcast Episode 143: Get Rid of That Scary Knob-and-Tube Wiring

The pitfalls of old house wiring, rotting retaining walls, and poorly installed shingle siding
Podcast Episode 142: How Do You Rebuild Homes to Survive Hurricanes?

A priest from Florida asks the Fine Homebuilding editors for advice on how to repair his heavily damaged church so that it can better weather the next big coastal storm.
Rear Window House

Edward Ogosta remodels his home to include a strictly minimalist addition.

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