The design, the materials, the maintenance. Let’s face it, most of us don’t really know what’s up there protecting us. It’s battered by the wind, the rain, snow, and the sun and it’s supposed to take it all without any complaints or leaks. In this episode, Duo Dickinson, architect and author of “A Home Called New England” tells us what the perfect roof has to deal with, while Anne Cope, Chief Engineer of the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety shares how roofs are tested. You’ll also hear tips from This Old House’s Charlie Silva and Jeff Sweenor on how to keep roofs in tip-top shape and what to do when you need a new one.
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Home in a Kit
Materials Around Us
Urban Resilience
“Plyscrapers”
Healthy Homes
The Perfect Tree?
Life On Mars?
Our Perpetual House Guests
The (Second) Rise of Concrete
The Post-Pandemic Home
Season 2: Premiering May 13, 2021
[Bonus] The Walk-In from America’s Test Kitchen
[Bonus] Introducing the Ask This Old House Podcast
Rebuilding Paradise: Holding onto Home
Construction Waste: A Dumpster Dive
[Bonus] Proof from America’s Test Kitchen
Electricity: What’s Current and What’s Next?
Toilets: Humanity’s Greatest Invention?
Building Science: If These Walls Could Talk
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