Episode 57: Steve and Retired Home Depot CMO Talk About Building Her Home

On this episode of The Build Show Podcast, Matt has a guest host for you: Steve Lesem, CEO of The Build Show Network. Steve interviews Trish Mueller, former Chief Marketing Officer of Home Depot.

Trish has had a successful career in retail and just had a custom home built and was del...

07/21/2022

Episode 56: Tankless Water Heaters

On this episode of The Build Show Podcast, Matt and Tim Greer do some myth-busting!

Tim Greer works at Rinnai, and they get nerdy and dig a little deeper into tankless water heaters.

You'll hear compelling arguments to move to tankless, including outdoor mounting and the l...

07/13/2022

Episode 55: Tight Houses vs. Leaky Houses

In this episode of the Build Podcast, Matt and Kristof Irwin go deep into the subject of mechanical design; duct layout, equipment selection, diffuser selection, and how to run it all through a home with the ultimate goal of occupant comfort and system efficiency.

They discuss how bu...

07/07/2022

Episode 54: Drywall and Finishes

On this episode of the Build Podcast, Matt is joined by our very own Lydia Crowder and Brent Hull.

Today, our experts are talking drywall and wall finishes. Brent walks us through some of the history of American home building, and how we got from wattle and daub to wire lathe to the ...

06/29/2022

Episode 53: Why Wood Over Other Products?

On this episode of the Build Show podcast, Matt and guest Robbie Davis, owner of Delta Millworks, an architectural mill and experts in shou-sugi-ban. Matt and Robbie discuss wood as infrastructure and how the industry moved away from its use in outdoor locations like siding, decks, and fascia,...

06/21/2022

Episode 52: Waterproofing Homes and Wood On this episode of the Build Podcast, Matt speaks to Brian Long, one of the best builders Matt's ever met. Brian is the owner of Brian Long Custom Homes, and he and Matt met back in 2015. The two Texas-based builders discuss waterproofing, covering everything from the "double burrito" to a few of...

06/16/2022

Episode 51: Foundations, Framing Approaches, Role of the Structural Engineer On this episode of the Build Podcast, Matt meets with Witt Smith, a second generation engineer to discuss residential engineering. They discuss alternative building systems like SIPs panels, insulated concrete forms, and ICFs. Are these alternative methods just hype, or is all the buzz justified?...

06/09/2022

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 ...

06/01/2022

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...

05/25/2022

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...

05/17/2022

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...

05/04/2022