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137 - Another two-fer - Thermally-broken basement slab-to-Superior Wall panel connection AND exterior sump pumps

40 min • 7 augusti 2025

All 3 UBIP podcasters are fond of the Superior Wall System, but connecting the extended "foot" of the foundation wall panel to the basement slab is a bit tricky. But not for Steve, but of course. And while sump pumps OUTSIDE are a mystery to Pete, Jake & Steve walk Pete through it. And a bonus: using gravel to spread the structural load and better manage the water load. All that and a "joke" by Steve to-just-die-for...

137 - Another two-fer - Thermally-broken basement slab-to-Superior Wall panel connection AND exterior sump pumps

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137 - Another two-fer - Thermally-broken basement slab-to-Superior Wall panel connection AND exterior sump pumps

136 - We Want More! Permanent Wood Foundations & Career Pivotal Moments

135 - ZIP-R for CZ 6B - New Construction? Continuous Air Control Layer for Exterior Retrofit CZ 4A?

134 - Another Double Feature - SIPs vs Stick-Frame & Thermal Degradation of Rigid Insulation

133 - Deep Dive on That Pesky Transition: Top-of-Foundation/Bottom-of-Above-Grade Wall

132 - The Pre-Construction Process?

131 - Two Q's: Isn't ZIP-R backwards? Shouldn't we rainscreen roofs as well as walls?

130 - Two Qs: Job Site Safety & Garage Moisture Management

129 - A Crazy Space - Decks Over Garages (or worse) & Living Spaces

128 - Master Plumber Eric Aune Part III: Water Sources/Water Quality

127 - Master Plumber Eric Aune Part II: How NOT to wait for hot water!

126 - All Things Water Heating with Eric Aune

125 - Christine Williamson: From training building practitioners to teaching the next generation of architects

124 - "Post-Frame" Buildings & Rim Joist Riddles

123 - Chelsea Scharbach, AKA Rosy the Riveter!

122 - Regionality rules us but so now does the internet & social media...

121 - "It's All About STEVE"

120 - Santa-Fe Dehumidification Deva Nikki Krueger Round 2

119 - A Riff on Measure Twice, Cut Once...

118 - Special Guest Nikki Krueger of Santa Fe Dehumidifiers with her remarkably "dry" sense of humor...

117 - What Should Pre-Construction Look Like?

116 - Special Guest: Daniel Glauser--Phius Core Revive Remodeler Extraordinaire

115 - Innovative or Alternative Foundation Materials & Systems

114 - Getting Personal: Career-Defining Stories from Jake, Steve, and Pete

112 - Confused spaces? Garages

111 - Sills - Where Windows Meet Walls & Walls Meet Foundations

110 - Deciding Insulation Levels & Structural Implications of Floor Sheathing Fastener Type & Schedule

109 - Clients - Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em...

108 - Basements as Living Conditioned Space

107 - Steve's Mantras: Go Slow to Go Fast & Identify Problems BEFORE Moving to Solutions

106 - WTF: Off-Site Building & Owner-GC?

105 - Q&A: 2024 #4 - Ventilation Systems & Liquid Sealants

104 - High Performance Homebuilding in Austin TX with Risinger BUILD's Tim Hill

103 - Pre-cast Foundations

102 - Q&A: 2024 #3 - A funky Arkansas roof & a heat pump water heater install in Montana

101 - Q&A - 2024 #2 - Open Joint Claddings

100 - Q&A - 2024 #1

99 - Site Hydrology? Steve puts on his hydrologic engineer hat; Jake & Pete add their thinking caps...

98 - A very special Matt Risinger throw back episode and Special Announcement

97 - Custom Builder Round Table - "Subcontractors: Vetting, Getting, Keeping and even Honing Your Build Team"

96 - Custom Builder Round Table - Company Structure

95 - Custom Builder Round Table - "Closing Out A Project"

94 - BS Summer Camp 2023: Kohta Ueno

93 - Custom Builder Round Table - "Ideal Client"

92 - Q&A with Adult Supervision: OSB Structural Panels

91 - BS Summer Camp 2023 with Ross Trethewey

90 - "Good Fellows" Tools We Use Every Day In Our Work

89 - Monitoring Indoor Air Quality: Science, Anecdotes and Steam Roller Steve

88 - What makes a PSA tape "self-terminating?" Wingnuts want to know...

87 - Residential Water Efficiency - Can we save water AND get high performance?

86 - ICFs: Insulating Concrete Forms, for real...

85 - Q&A June 2023

84 - Control layers on Trial

83 - All Decked Out - From Frame to Decking to Railings and Stairs

82 - Loads of Fun! That's Energy Loads in Homes

81 - Hard Up for Topics, the Boys Turn to Concrete

80 - Q&A April #2 2023

79 - Q&A April 2023

78 - Spectacular Solo Question #2

77 - A New Podcast Topic - Spectacular Solo Question

76 - Window Weeps - Why do they make Pete so sad?

75 -The BS of BS?

Builder Round Table 6 - Training

Live from the Huber booth at the International Builders' Show Day 3

Live from the Huber booth at the International Builders' Show Day 1

Builder Round Table 5 - Conflict Resolution

74 - New Q&A!

Builder Round Table 4 - Finance

73 - Making a Mountain out of a Mold Hill

Builder Round Table 3 - Contracts

72 - Aging in Place - Designing for all of us, start to finish...

Builder Round Table 2 - Pre-Con

71 - Listening vs Hearing: WTF--UnBuild It touchy feely stuff?

Builder Round Table 1 - Ah Ha Moments

70 - Love It or Hate It: Thermal Control Layer

69 - Love It or Hate It: Vapor Control

68 - Love It or Hate It - The Air Control Layer

67 - Love It or Hate It - The Water Control Layer