Mighty House Podcast

How to get perfect miter joints EVERY time with MitreBond from Christy’s Construction Adhesive. Rich and Ron try out two of Christy’s Construction Adhesive products. MitreBond and Red Hot Vinyl Adhesive. To be fair they both have used the vinyl adhesive before and knew it worked great. But, if you are looking to take your trim work up a notch, MitreBond is a great way to step up your game. They gu...

Have you ever wanted to make your own COAX lines? Ever come up a few inches short of being able to plug your TV into the cable box or antenna or other device? Or have WAY too much wire? Rich and Ron show you how to make your own COAX cables. Here’s how the cable guy does it and we use Klein Tools. Here is the list of tools Rich used. Connectors VDV 812-623 Crimper Tool VDV 211-048 Cable trim...

Rich and Ron were at the 2022 IBS show in Orlando Florida in February. Rich stops by the DoorSaver  booth to talk with Dustin about DoorSaver. The DoorSaver has been around for years and Rich thinks they are the best door stopper on the market. Does not punch holes in your doors. Does not damage your door casings Check them out here: www.doorsaver.com  

Rich and Ron were at the 2022 IBS show in Orlando Florida in February. Ron stops by the Abatron  booth to talk with Richard about their WoodEpox® Wood Replacement Products. These products have been around for years but are still the best in the market. Check them out here: www.abatron.com  

Rich and Ron were at the 2022 IBS show in Orlando Florida in February. Rich stops by the Evolve Stone booth to talk with Greg about their new Product Evolve Stone. This is a VERY interesting product and even won the Best in Show and Most Innovative Building Material for 2022. Check them out here: www. evolvestone.com

Rich and Ron were at the 2022 IBS show in Orlando Florida in February. Rich stops by the Typar booth and talks with Bijan about the reasons you should use Typar over some of the other house wrap products. He also checked out their new drainable wrap peel and stick product. For more information check out their website: www. Typar.com    

Ever come up a few inches short of being able to plug your computer or other device into the router? Or have WAY too mun wire? Rich and Ron show you how to make your own data cables and test them to make sure they work properly https://www.kleintools.com/ Klein RJ45 CAT6A UTP Pass Thru Plug Klein Tools VDV226-110 Pass-Thru Modular Wire Crimper, All-in-One Tool

Rich and Ron stop by the 2022 IBS show in Orlando Florida in Feb 22. This is an over view of some of the new and fun things they saw. We will be releasing the full interviews over the next few weeks so stay tuned for those videos. Special Thanks to the following people and companies for spending some time with us. Company Name Website Strategic Brands Jeremy www. Strategic-Brands-Inc.com Strategic...

Rich and Ron talk about how to add lighting to your new deck? They cover some basic stair codes and how to lay them out.

Rich and Ron talk about how you get up and down from the deck? They cover some basic stair codes and how to lay them out.

Rich and Ron talk about the different railing options for your deck. They also cover some of the railing codes you should watch out for.

Rich and Ron talk about the different decking options before you start building your deck.

Rich and Ron talk about the different framing options needed before you start building your deck. You don’t want your deck to be like a trampoline.

Deck Building 101 Creating a Good Foundation Call before you dig!!

Rich and Ron start a series on how to build a deck and start out with planning your deck. Where should you start?

Rich and Ron talk about the new year and some of the plans for 2022. Let us know what topics you would like to see us cover.

We take a field trip to the job site to see the steps Rich took to build a live edge bar top. Rubio MonoCoat https://www.rubiomonocoatusa.com/ Horigan Urban Forest Products https://horiganufp.com/

Klein Tools sends us new tools to check out once in a while. We decided to give them away this week. We are not sure what to call it..Santa Klein? Kristmas with Klein? Kleinukka? Rich and Ron talk about some of those tools and some of their features. List of tools to be given away: Safety Lamp #56063 Digital Angle Gauge and Level 935DAG Pass Through Data Plugs VDV826-704 and VDV826-705 (Crimping t...

Klein Tools sends us new tools to check out once in a while. We decided to give them away this week. We are not sure what to call it..Santa Klein? Kristmas with Klein? Kleinukka? Rich and Ron talk about some of those tools and some of their features. List of tools to be given away: Safety Lamp #56063 Digital Angle Guage and Level 935DAG Pass Through Data Plugs VDV826-704 and VDV826-705 (Crimping t...

There is easy ways to determine if your home needs weatherstripping, take a listen to what Rich and Ron have to say.

Drywall, what kind should you use and where? In this 2 part series Rich and Ron discuss the different types of drywall and where they should be used.

In this 2 part series Rich and Ron discuss the different types of drywall and where they should be used.

Soffit Venting Part 2 of Roof Venting. Last week I talked about the need to properly vent your roof; and how to determine how many vents you need in the roof to do it properly. That was posted on the Mighty House Blog page for you. This week I want to talk about soffit venting. Why is it important? Because you can have the correct number of vents on your roof but, without the soffit vents they wil...

Getting your house ready for winter Rich and Ron go over their top ten list of things you need to do to get your house ready for winter.

Roof vents, what type and how many do you need? Rich and Ron talk about roof venting and how to properly size those vents so your attic does not get too hot or moldy