Endura Replacement Sill Reveal - IBS 2014 Sustaining damage on door sills during construction is a common problem. In this video, Matt Risinger, master builder discusses a solution by Endura Products with Endura president, Bruce Procton.Up until now, fixing a damaged door sill at a building site took a Sawzall, an angle grinder and a lot...

Intus Windows Review (Passive House Standard) IBS 2014 We catch up with Matt Risinger on Day 3 of the International Builders Show (IBS) 2014 in this video. Risinger is at the Intus Windows booth, producer of some very high-performance window options and he shows us what makes them different in this quick video on the show floor. Intus offers three li...

Dow's Liquid Armor - IBS 2014 Reveal Flashings comes in many forms. In this video, Matt Risinger, master builder, introduces us to Dow's Liquid Armor, a new product at the IBS show. Not a fan of relying on tape alone, Risinger shows us how Liquid Armor can make a perfect flashing and the window is ready to set without using tape on ...

DuPont Tyvek ThermaWrap R5.0 IBS Vegas 2014 Reveal There is a Tyvek DrainWrap product that enables increased drainage behind foam insulation on the home's exterior. It solves the challenge caused by adding more insulation to beef up R values. When more foam is used, there's a risk of rotting the OSB, and more drainage is necessary. In this video,...

Sugatsune IBS 2014

In this video, we join Matt Risinger at 2014 IBS where he visits the Sugatsune booth, one of his favorite hardware manufacturers. Risinger does a lot of hidden door videos and uses Sugatsune's adjustable concealed hinge hardware (the 160s and 190s are typical in his videos). These are truly un...

Quickflash New Products 2014 IBS Matt Risinger is a huge Quickflash fan and has been using the company's products for years. Quickflash has two new products it introduced at the 2014 International Builders Show in Las Vegas. First, a square A/C specifically for brick. The product is long, with the idea being that there is a one-...

BLUM SERVO-DRIVE for AVENTOS Hardware IBS 2014 Matt Risinger takes a trip to the International Builders Show in Las Vegas, NV to show you some of the coolest and most cutting edge building products. This is one of the biggest builder's showcases in the world, with many vendors displaying their newest products to potential buyers. Blum Servo D...

Rinnai RH180 IBS 2014 Reveal Rinnai has an awesome new product. In this video, Matt Risinger is at the Rinnai booth at IBS and excitedly introducing the Rinnai RH 180—what Risinger thinks will set the standard for replacing 40, 50 and 75-gallon hot water heaters. The top features are a standard B vent on the top. If replacin...

Trex Elevations Steel Deck Framing IBS 2014 Matt Risinger conducts a short interview with Brian Lind, Trex Elevations® at the 2014 International Builders' Show (IBS) in Las Vegas. Here, they discuss the advantages of steel decking, including the ability to take advantage of the craftsmanship a fine deck delivers, but with longevity and con...

Construction Instruction iPhone iPad Building Science App IBS 2014 A building science iPhone app just might give users exactly the information they need, when they want it. In this video, Matt Risinger meets up with Mark LaLiberte, building science teacher at IBS 2014. LaLiberte describes a newly available iPhone app that brings a wealth of building science kno...

IBS 2015 - Drainable Housewrap - TamlynWrap Matt Risinger pops in from the 2015 IBS show at the Tamlyn booth, where Tamlyn is debuting a new house wrap product called TamlynWrap. This is a truly unique product that includes an integrated rainscreen—a 3-D mesh overtop of the housewrap that allows for drainage behind the siding. Risginer als...

IBS 2015 - New Window Reveals - Marvin & Marvin Integrity Marvin windows continue to amaze. New window options include those at a recent International Build Show booth. In this video, Matt Risinger, master builder, discusses a few new window options. Beginning with a Simulated Double Hung Hopper window with improved performance designed for passive hous...