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
Last time on Building Resilience, we were cutting styrofoam, gluing the back, and sticking it to the walls in two crawlspaces, where we had already plopped it on the floor. That’s when we broke out the froth packs."Spray foam insulation. It’s a big part of how we build today, it’s one of the key ingredients in our building type.
PVC moves in response to temperature swings, but it doesn't move like you think it does. To make the movement predictable, Install TIGHT and fasten RIGHT
First-time installing stackable sliders, a bifold window, and triple-glazed casement windows are fastened through the frames: OA makes the mistakes, so you don't have to!
Reviewing the WRB, exterior insulation, rainscreen, cladding, and deck detailing
Last time on Building Resilience we were wrapping up the construction side of things by building a deck with a total disregard for child labor laws.
Two WRB solutions help to build resilience into the mix. Add a rainscreen, four cladding options cover to the walls, and a sticky roofing membrane under a standing seam metal roof, and you have a resilient little home.
We were thrilled that Benjamin Obdyke chose to sponsor the show, but it meant that we had to get our story straight about how to pronounce their name...