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Episode 50: Best Plumbing Specs
On this episode of the Build Podcast, Matt and Eric Aune are going to take a deep dive into the best plumbing specs. They'll compare plumbing systems and nerd out over PEX. They touch on Viega and Uponor products, talk about copper piping, and Eric shares his experience with dry fitting. They ...
Episode 49: Everything You Need to Know About Building Science in 30 Minutes
On this episode of the Build Podcast, Matt and Steve Baczek are going to break down everything he knows about Building Science in just about 30 minutes. Whether you’re a veteran of building science or not, this episode is going to be valuable.
What you’ll learn:
The true definition of the term...
Episode 48: What the American Workman Wears (And Why It Matters)
On this episode of the Build Podcast, Matt is joined by Brian Ciciora, CEO and Founder, Truewerk Workwear, to talk about the story of the American workman and why what you wear on the job matters. Think about it—everything you communicate, what you wear, and how you present yourself is a big deal...
Episode 47: Why Do You Build?
On this episode of The Build Podcast, Matt sits down with his VP of Construction, Tim Hill, to chat about why they build homes. Some might say it’s certainly not for the money, though sometimes the money is pretty good, but really, they narrow it down to two reasons: relationships and the fact th...
Episode 46: Client Expectations (And How to Deal with them)
Many clients start projects with some preconceived notions or ideas set from television shows they’ve watched or prior conversations they’ve had, but those ideas are not necessarily rooted in reality. It’s important for builders to understand what their clients already believe and really process ...
Episode 45: Home Chemistry
On this episode of The Build Podcast, Matt is joined by Corbett and Grace Lunsford, Hosts of Home Diagnosis, and who Matt considers the OG YouTubers, to discuss building high performance houses and the microbiology that goes into it. They'll talk history of our homes, facts and stats that may sur...
Episode 44: What do builders do during a recession?
The pending possible recession is top of mind for Matt. So, this week he’s sitting down with his friend, and fellow YouTuber, Kevin AKA “Meet Kevin” to talk about what builders, architects, landlords and homeowners should be doing to prepare for what could come. Kevin is an expert in both real es...
Episode 43: How do we encourage more young people to get into the trades?
On this episode of The Build Podcast, Matt is joined by Rex Tibbens, CEO of Frontdoor and Travi Brungardt, Builder and Co-Owner, Catalyst Construction to talk about a topic that we just can't talk about enough: young people in the trades. You might want to listen to this episode while driving t...
Episode 42: Water - The Builders Enemy
On this episode of The Build Podcast, Matt gets his VP of Construction, Tim Hill, back on to discuss water, water management, and the mistakes and problems that come along with it.
This is a core topic to builders and there's a need to understand this because ultimately water is our number one e...
Episode 41: Builder Outlook 2022
On this episode of The Build Podcast, Matt is asking what we're all thinking: when will this supply chain get back to normal? After returning from the International Builders Show and listening to fellow builders, he realized that almost everyone is feeling the same way around the country, asking ...
Episode 40: HVAC Talk: Traditional Ducted vs. Ductless Units
Chad Gillespie Senior Manager, Performance Construction at Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US joins matt to take on a very specific topic: a subset of HVAC around ducted and ductless. The two will dive deep into this to tach us exactly what a ducted unit is and exactly what a ductless unit is. (Hi...
