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I found Brent through Richard! I am incredibly thankful for that connection and to have both channels subscribed

Would love to see Scott from the Essential Craftsman channel

Excellent way of structuring the workforce.

As someone who does a lot of historically accurate joinery and carpentry work, I have never had a UA-cam video resonate with me as much as “a lot of designers don’t know what they’re doing”. I’ve even had to explain the classical orders to architects who have designed wall panelling completely out of proportion, then get the “how dare you mess with my vision” attitude. My response now is I can do it right or you can get someone else.

You guys should interview Third Coast Craftsman!

Loved the episode. I found Richard's point about how he unintentionally marketed to homeowners instead of builders, to be very interesting.

Will listen

What a great surprise!

Welcome back 😄

Yay, Richard! 🎉

I love what she said about the exposure gap instead of a talent gap!

Worth requoting the line that says “PEOPLE need to breathe, houses need to dry”. If I’m not opening a window (unreliable when it gets to -35C) I’d rather my air filtered by an ERV than by gaps in my walls, my fibreglass insulation etc. I’ve never been much of a fan of spray foam just for the lack of remodellability and accessibility. Plus with as good as materials like rockwool are, it feels like you can get both energy efficiency and life span now Some sort of lifespan score is interesting, but problematic. The deck example is a good one, where you’re calling out it needing maintenance at the same time your windows need painting every few years. They’ll last far longer than vinyl, but how do you quantify lifespan vs maintenance? Vinyl in the hands of a lazy owner will outlast those 100 year windows, potentially. Not sure a world that wants to move every 5 years will care much - those of us that care will always do so, but I don’t think you’ll convince many folks to spend money on a longevity score when they could get fancier countertops etc. Hopefully I’m wrong though!

Poor Brent, he's trying to make a point here!!! Cool stuff but agreed on the history, my family was the poor Catholics (and they had to flee to America because... kidnappings ) yeah I wouldn't want a reminder of that either. It is odd with that much rain the eaves are so shallow.

Now I know why my brother works here....🥱

What could Brent do to improve the performance of his 100 yr. Windows? UV coating on glass? Air sealing wood joints with silicone or something similar? I would like to see him try his best to get maximum performance where his window would be considered for a passive house install.

We know that water control is the key to longevity. So what we need is a way to quantify the longevity of a particular water control system. Maybe we use stretch tape and zip tape around a window, but we only use it an air barrier because we also have a metal pan and drip molding if we want to get to 100 year durability. We also need to focus on foundations because if that moves nothing is safe, and the roof. On roofing, we need wind and water and perhaps hail and wind blown debris yo be considered. I saw something where an architect had a screwed-on metal roof, but he cut furring strips so that the roof was held down solidly with the screws on the ridge. Manufacturers should make such strips...

Interesting topic. I'd love to hear your take on SIP construction.

PDF the poster and let people get it printed locally if they want it. Only way it'll get affordable is thousands to print a few thousand. The story in the UK is the government gave efficiency improvement payment, and a lot of bad spray jobs were done on older homes. Most of it was the underside of the roof.

For anyone who has any helpful answers to my question, I would appreciate any comment back. My question is this: where in the world can I find the clientele to do any of this kind of work for? I live in Delaware; and I would travel anywhere for any length of time to work, if I could find the clientele who wanted this kind of work.

It's okay to aspire for more craft. Richard did a great thing moving his fireplace to create a masterpiece of craftsmanship

Framer here and probably 9 out of ten houses that I framed that had spray foam either had massive mold issues during the building process or wall and roof warp issues I’d never use it unless I was building a walk in cooler

The IQ of a butternut. My bubble has hvac retard. Then you can control all elements of temperature and humidity. Heat exchange the inside air with geothermal heat using flame proof ICF containment. My bubble will take a 200 mph winds with 20 inch concrete walls. When take about the trade of spray foam you show your ignorance. $200k investment, years of training to drag a hose bundle that going let you down at some point. Ya I know the trade.

Mike homes uses closed celll foam only dummy

We live in a throwaway society. People don’t stay in their homes for long periods as often anymore. It’s unfortunate

Yes, to the poster !

With regards to flashings under windows, I worked on a 250 year old timber framed house in the UK. The timber trimmers under the windows were cut at an angle to shed any moisture away to the exterior and the window frames had a sill cut at the same angle. Despite having no flashings and rotten windows above (the sills were in semi decent condition, again probably because they’re designed to shed water away), the timber frame was absolutely solid. Quite impressive given UK weather conditions.

I'll get the poster as long as it's under $150.

Yes please on the poster gentlemen

To be fair, the issues of spray foam are largely related to context and installation. Risinger has done a video addressing the UK situation specifically. It’s clearly not a “just spray it everywhere” regardless of construction as it has been advertised. I had planned on using closed cell in a new construction project but ultimately avoided it because of how many variables there are that are out of my control that can go wrong. The installation is complex and requires an excellent and trusted installer, which is a very hard thing to ensure. Especially for someone that isn’t in the industry. Is there a solid, airtight envelope? What’s the temperature at time of installation? Is the product evenly distributed? What climate zone are you in? Were the components mixed appropriately? How are you managing water vapor on the interior? There’s also the issues with fire safety and VOCs if not installed properly. Too many variables. People need to be diligent and confident they understand the risks. When used and installed correctly, it can be great in the right application. Also, the “it needs to breath” argument mentioned in this episode is misrepresented. You don’t want your entire wall assembly to breath and wind wash your insulation or bring water vapor or bugs, etc. the breathing is important for ventilating and shedding water of the cladding (with a rain screen) and in the north, the roof for mitigating ice damming. Of course the products are the most important and choosing quality is important. The problem that isn’t discussed here is that most people simply cannot afford homes of this quality (100 yr windows, metal flashing, excellent craftsmanship) and many don’t have the ability to learn much of this either. It’s a real problem without a clear or easy solution. It’s worth striving for the ideals though, we can always do better. And to be clear, the above isn’t a criticism. Love the channel. Brent - you’ve single handedly spurred a huge interest in architecture and design, especially historic projects. Appreciate how much of this you share with us to learn. Keep it up!

I think the longevity score should be based on how many years it will last for each category of the home. Then base everything else on a curve, in comparison to the top performer in said category. Then give each category a weighted score. For example the roof is much more important to the home than the fence, so it contributes more to the overall than the fence. You can have a 100 score fence and a 90 score roof, but the roof drops your overall score to a 90.1.

Love the idea of the “longevity score,” no just for primary consumers, but secondary as well. The score would be a valuable metric to convey an HONEST value when it comes time to sell your house. It would further aid the buying in getting a fair loan. GREAT IDEA Y’all!

Spray foam is tempting because it does offer a big improvement in air sealing and insulation for a low price. The risk for water leak damage is not talked about among foam contractors in my experience. Delaminating of the foam is a huge concern too especially for old houses where the wood has dust and dirt covering it.

If Brent won't fight for a single hinge hobbit door who will?

Brent builds awesome resto-mod houses . Like the companies that build old vehicles with modern drive trains and handling. They are beautiful old/historic structures with modern HVAC, lighting, home automation, ACH50 ratings, etc.

Hi I’m a graduate of NBS class 0f 81 , was listening and to my surprise and disappointment Mr Adams calls Joe Ortins a moron Joe was my instructor and was no moron , Joe was in WW2 was a Seabee hell of a carpenter and a nice guy , I reached out to NBS to alert them about this Was thinking about reaching out to Walter ,I haven’t spoken to him in years My suggestion is to edit that out , be sad if one of joes love ones hears this , Joe pasted in 2018 ,classless calling a dead guy a moron . The comment is around the 4:57 mark

I love the energy between Brent and Jackson, and their energy overall! 😂

I’ve been watching Richard’s videos for years. He gave me the motivation to start a carpentry business with my wife. It’s our side project for now but I would love for it to take off. Since I found this podcast, I’ve been watching them one by one at my full time job. Thanks for the content you guys have an incredible amount of knowledge

What Dan was describing sounds exactly like the military aviation training programs I’ve been a part of. I would love to see this explode across the country!!

Been watching for about a year. I’m just an attorney who loves architecture, construction, etc. My question is-if I need something fixed around my house that is carpentry or construction based, how should I do research to get it fixed appropriately? I’ve called local handymans and home repair “experts” and they’ve screwed a bunch of things up. How do I get it done right the first time?

Great episode

Loved this interview. I'd enjoy having future guests give any links to socials, website or ways of contacting them to be able to follow their work. Thanks for spending the time to do these interviews.

I feel like money drives 99% of projects. It's hard to find the 1% of those good customers.

Would be interested in your opinion on NS Builders and what they’re up to.

You deserve a much larger following. The conversations, the content, and the information is incomparable. Please keep this and all your content going.

Attorneys who retire and want to make furniture?

I believe with the rise of fantasy literature and media, generations millennial, Z, and alpha will be more drawn to gothic revival, Tudor rev. and victorian styles. It’s a new romanticism. Now if only they’ll have the money to build those homes…

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Awesome episode! Would love to see more content like this!

Great episode, I’ve been working on developing a heritage preservation and restoration course here in Australia, this is very inspiring.