Podcast Episode 744: The Best of the FHB Podcast Volume 11

This is a general home-repair podcast roundup rather than energy-upgrade or rebate news, so there's not much here that touches efficiency programs directly. Listener questions cover a mixed bag of house problems: a Winnipeg homeowner wonders whether to open up a wall below a window to check for hidden rot after a sill repair, a Memphis job-training program asks how to build an affordable but well-built house (including choices like 2x6 studs versus 2x4, and structural insulated sheathing with a manufacturer rebate), an Illinois retiree asks whether leaving plastic sheeting behind new drywall in his garage workshop will trap moisture, a New Jersey homeowner asks about removing an old chimney and switching to a power-vented furnace and water heater, and a woodworker asks whether a portable job-site table saw can match his stationary cabinet saw.

For a homeowner watching for savings or rebate news, the closest thing here is the Huber Zip sheathing rebate mentioned for a new-build project, but that applies to a construction program, not a household upgrade. The rest is general building-science and renovation troubleshooting: how to spot and manage moisture problems, wall insulation choices, and equipment decisions. None of it involves a rebate, incentive, or program that would directly change what a homeowner could claim or apply for on an existing house.