Samantha Maver

Dec 20, 2023 | finehomebuilding.com | Samantha Maver

Exposure to radon leads to a greater risk of lung cancer, and the EPA recommends a home undergo radon mitigation if the level of radon gas is above 4.0 pCi/L. After a series of borderline results from flimsy home tests and a confidence-lacking professional test left me feeling uncertain about whether to invest in radon mitigation in my own home, I borrowed my sister-in-law’s Airthings Wave Radon monitor.

Nov 10, 2023 | finehomebuilding.com | Patrick McCombe |Patrick Mccombe |Mike Guertin |Samantha Maver |Chris Casey

Follow the Fine Homebuilding Podcast on your favorite app. Subscribe now and don’t miss an episode:Help us make better episodes and enter for a chance to win an FHB Podcast T-shirt:www.finehomebuilding.com/podcastsurveyCarin shares research on good stairs. Adam has thoughts on LED lighting. Lain has looked inside big-box toilets. Evan asks what he should look for when buying rental property. Brendan isn’t sure what to do about his unvented attic.

Nov 10, 2023 | finehomebuilding.com | Patrick McCombe |Patrick Mccombe |Mike Guertin |Samantha Maver |Chris Casey

Discussion about the pros and cons of printed homes and if they really can be a housing option in the near future. Related Link:YouTube: 3D printing a house: A Texas company — driven by a mission to create faster, better and more affordable housing — is 3D printing homes. It’s also working with NASA to 3D print on the Moon. Lesley Stahl, of 60 Minutes, reports. Fine Homebuilding podcast listeners can now get 20% off anything in the Taunton store, including Pretty Good House.

Jul 21, 2023 | finehomebuilding.com | Patrick McCombe |Patrick Mccombe |Mark Petersen |Samantha Maver

Follow the Fine Homebuilding Podcast on your favorite app. Subscribe now and don’t miss an episode:Brian has more data on gas stove pollutants. Francis doesn’t believe tool batteries talk to tools and chargers. Doug liked hearing about Mark’s new house. Evan needs a better HVAC tech. Mark wonders about downsides to advanced framing. Ed wants to duct his heat-pump water heater.

Jul 21, 2023 | finehomebuilding.com | Patrick McCombe |Patrick Mccombe |Mark Petersen |Samantha Maver

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