Ian, Sandy, and David discuss teaching the carpentry trade in a classroom environment, recruiting students from nontraditional backgrounds, and ways contractors can build a relationship with local trade schools.

#550: PRO TALK With Carpentry Program Instructor Sandy Thistle and Graduate David Abreu

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Listeners write in about wonky doors and hacking water heaters and ask questions about insulating a four square’s attic, adding on to an existing foundation, and deck construction.

#636: Attic Insulation, Slab Additions, and Code-Compliant Decks

Listeners write in about keeping pipes from freezing, and wood species for porch railings. They ask questions about tongue-and-groove siding, mass timber construction, and moldy minisplits.

#635: Installing T&G Siding, Mass Timber, and Moldy Minisplits

Listeners write in about endangered overhangs, mass timber, and DIY sawmills. They ask questions about opening windows in a Pretty Good House, insulating 2x6 rafters, and insulating trusses.

#634: Natural Ventilation, Attic Conversions, and Insulating Girder Trusses

 Listeners write in about skinny houses, green-building upgrades, and leak detectors. They ask questions about flashing windows, protecting footings from frost, and back-to-basics home builds.  

#633: Window Leaks, Heated Footings, and Minimalist Builds

Listeners write in about landscape lighting, airsealing porch ceilings, and foregoing inspections, and ask questions about DIY dense-pack insulation, fixing a wonky door, and detailing envelope penetrations.

#550: PRO TALK With Carpentry Program Instructor Sandy Thistle and Graduate David Abreu

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