Framing

Building Resilience Season 2: A Project Based Approach to Better Building

June 1, 2022

Episode list:

  1. Intro and Overview
  2. Demo and Deconstruction
  3. Framing/sheathing
  4. Insulation and Airsealing a crawlspace
  5. Minisplit and HVAC upgrades
  6. WRBs and Rainscreens
  7. Window flashing, installation, and flashing
  8. Board and batten cladding
  9. Open cladding
  10. Bevel Siding
  11. Wrap-up

Sponsors: Benjamin Obdyke, AZEK, Dupont, Mitsubishi

Episodes of Building Resilience

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It's a WRAP: Building Resilience Season 2 Is In The Books

A look back at a resilient renovation to a 100-year old house
Nov. 24, 2022
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Board & Batten Siding and the Secret to Successful PVC Installs (Building Resilience Episode 8)

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
Nov. 4, 2022
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Open Joint Cladding is Like Decking on a Wall (Building Resilience Episode 9)

Open cladding lets rain flow through, so a watertight—and UV Resistant— WRB is critical
Nov. 11, 2022
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Installing PVC Bevel Siding Over Rainscreen Sheet (Building Resilience Episode 10)

It's like installing wood bevel siding, except it won't warp or rot
Nov. 18, 2022
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A WRB That Sticks to the Wall (Building Resilience Episode 6)

House wrap that sticks to the wall eliminates cap staples and some window flashing
Oct. 13, 2022
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Minisplits, Air Handlers, and a GTFO Approach to IAQ (Building Resilience Episode 5)

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...
Oct. 20, 2022
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Liquid Applied Flashing and Invisible WRB (Building Resilience Episode 7)

Hydroflash LA and Invisiwrap UV make a watertight, airtight, and UV-safe opening behind the open cladding
Oct. 28, 2022
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Sealed Crawlspace: Stop Moisture, Rot, and IAQ Problems (Building Resilience Episode 4)

Sealing a crawlspace against bulk water and soil moisture using rigid foam and spray polyurethane foam
Oct. 6, 2022
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Load Paths, Beam Types, Hardware, and Point Loads: Building Resilience (Episode 3)

Transferring different loads through many engineered lumber beams is central to remodel framing
Sept. 29, 2022
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Building Resilience 2.0 Demolition, Deconstruction, or Both?

We're diving into the meaning of deconstruction and demolition, and we're doing it, too
Sept. 23, 2022
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Building RESILIENCE is BACK: Season 2 Overview

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 ...
Sept. 15, 2022

About the Author

Michael Anschel

Michael Anschel is the founder and president of OA Design+ Build + Architecture in Minneapolis, MN. He is thew star of Building Resilience, a hot YouTube show about extreme climate construction and extreme home comfort.

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