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  29. <title>Air-Sealing and Insulating Rim Joists With Spray Foam</title>
  30. <link>https://www.finehomebuilding.com/sponsoredpost/2025/10/17/air-sealing-and-insulating-rim-joists-with-spray-foam</link>
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  32. <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 15:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
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  49. <title>Podcast Episode 707: Off-Grid in Arizona, Architectural Salvage, and What is Natural Building</title>
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  55. <description><![CDATA[Listeners write in about building in Arizona exurbs and wet basements and ask questions about good architectural salvage and building with hempcrete walls.]]></description>
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  59. <title>FHB Podcast Segment: To Salvage, or Not to Salvage?</title>
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  62. <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 07:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  76. <description><![CDATA[Learn what appliances and fixtures are worth trying to find secondhand.]]></description>
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  80. <title>How GO Logic’s Shop Passed a Blower Door Test — Even with Giant Overhead Doors</title>
  81. <link>https://www.finehomebuilding.com/2025/10/16/how-go-logics-shop-passed-a-blower-door-test-even-with-giant-overhead-doors</link>
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  128. <title>Mark Pier Height With Screws</title>
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  145. <title>Dust-Free Plaster Cuts</title>
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  148. <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 17:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
  149. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tyler Grace]]></dc:creator>
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  151. <category><![CDATA[Dust Collection]]></category>
  152. <category><![CDATA[Finish Carpentry]]></category>
  153. <category><![CDATA[Power Tools]]></category>
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  161. <description><![CDATA[A grinder attachment lets you cut plaster cleanly with almost no dust or damage.]]></description>
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  165. <title>Flashing Fix For Your Boots</title>
  166. <link>https://www.finehomebuilding.com/2025/10/10/flashing-fix-for-your-boots</link>
  167. <comments>https://www.finehomebuilding.com/2025/10/10/flashing-fix-for-your-boots#respond</comments>
  168. <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 17:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
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  183. <title>Pull the Plug</title>
  184. <link>https://www.finehomebuilding.com/2025/10/10/pull-the-plug</link>
  185. <comments>https://www.finehomebuilding.com/2025/10/10/pull-the-plug#respond</comments>
  186. <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 17:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
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  189. <category><![CDATA[Exterior Trim]]></category>
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  197. <description><![CDATA[Easily remove wood or PVC plugs to access hidden fasteners.]]></description>
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  201. <title>Paint-Shield Protection</title>
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  203. <comments>https://www.finehomebuilding.com/2025/10/10/paint-shield-protection#respond</comments>
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  216. <description><![CDATA[Use painter's tape on spray shields to protect surfaces and keep the shield clean.]]></description>
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