Latest Hardwoodflooring Podcast Episodes
Homeowner Matthew S. Discusses His New Custom Home Designed For Entertaining, Part 2—BYHYU 262
Build Your House Yourself University - January 04, 2023 08:30 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 390 ratingsThis week we have part 2 of the interview with homeowner Matt S. He talks more about his cool house, which is black by the way, and his homebuilding journey. He was so generous in sharing his advice and resources. Take a listen to this informative conversation. Show notes at BYHYU.com
Homeowner Matthew S. Discusses His New Custom Home Designed For Entertaining, Part 1—BYHYU 261
Build Your House Yourself University - December 21, 2022 08:30 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 390 ratingsMatt went back to the neighborhood he grew up in and built a house perfect for entertaining. In this first part of the interview, he talks about his very practical floor plan that has lots of space for hosting friends and family. He tells us about some really unique design ideas and gives grea...
Homeowner Rachel D. Tells Us About Her Homebuilding Journey, Part 2
Build Your House Yourself University - November 23, 2022 08:30 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 390 ratingsThis week we have Part 2 of our interview with Rachel. She’s a homeowner working with a general contractor and they’re finishing up a custom build in Ohio. This week Rachel talks more about her homebuilding journey, what she would do differently if she were to build again, and the best thing a...
259. Homeowner Rachel D. Tells Us About Her Homebuilding Journey, Part 1
Build Your House Yourself University - November 17, 2022 03:37 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 390 ratingsHomeowner Rachel D tells us about the challenges and triumphs she's had along her homebuilding journey. She discusses how the pandemic has affected her build, what resources she's used to help her through the design-build process and where she's found some of her design inspiration and fixtures...
Bedroom Furniture and Layout Tips—BYHYU 258
Build Your House Yourself University - October 05, 2022 07:30 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 390 ratingsSeveral weeks ago in episode 254 called Furniture Layout and Space Planning I gave some guidelines about furniture placement and how to best layout your rooms to achieve functional, aesthetically pleasing spaces that have good flow. After listening back to that episode though, I realized, I did...
What’s The Best Roofing Material For Your House? — BEST OF BYHYU 257
Build Your House Yourself University - August 10, 2022 07:30 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 390 ratingsThis week’s episode is a replay of the one that I did years ago. The information is still relevant, but the pricing that I mentioned in the episode has likely changed given the current economy and today’s consumer demand for construction materials and supply chain challenges. I’ll discuss the 6 ...
Keeping Your House Cool, Inside and Out: BEST OF BYHYU 256
Build Your House Yourself University - July 13, 2022 07:30 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 390 ratingsGiven the heat wave that’s sweeping a lot of the country right now, I wanted to remind myself of some of the information from a previous episode called Keeping Your House Cool, Inside and Out.I thought it might also be helpful for you to revisit that mini-lesson too, to make sure you are conside...
Choosing the Best Freestanding Tub for Your Style, Budget and Needs—BYHYU 255
Build Your House Yourself University - June 22, 2022 18:10 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 390 ratingsEven if you’re not a tub person you should strongly consider adding a bathtub somewhere in your new home. You may never intend to use the tub yourself, but it’s nice having a tub available for bath-loving guests, for bathing children and grandchildren, and for grooming pets. Many homeowner...
Furniture Layout and Space Planning— BYHYU 254
Build Your House Yourself University - June 01, 2022 07:30 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 390 ratingsEven if you haven’t started building your house yet, you should start thinking about your furniture layout. Furniture placement is important because it will dictate how good a room looks, how well it functions, and how easily you can move in and through the space. If your rooms have beautiful...
BEST OF BYHYU: Why Soffits and Fascia Are Important—BYHYU 253
Build Your House Yourself University - May 11, 2022 07:30 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 390 ratingsSoffits and Fascia are parts of the house that don’t often get a lot of thought or attention from homeowners planning to build their dream homes. But they’re important not only as design elements for your home but also because they protect your house. And choosing the right materials for your...
Design Trends Spotted at the Spring 2022 High Point Market—-BYHYU 252
Build Your House Yourself University - April 27, 2022 07:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 390 ratingsThe High Point Market is the largest furniture trade show for design professionals in the world. Twice a year more than 75,000 designers, furniture buyers, retail store owners, and architects go to High Point, North Carolina to see what’s trending in furnishings. Unfortunately, the show is not o...
When Will Supply Chain Issues (And Resulting Increased Wait Times and Prices) End?—BYHYU 251
Build Your House Yourself University - April 06, 2022 07:30 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 390 ratingsFrom large things like garage doors to the small things like electronic chips that go into TVs and appliances, the materials that we need to build and furnish our homes are still hard to get. More than two years after the start of the pandemic, supply chain issues continue to cause significant ...
10 Popular Design Features from the 2022 Ft. Worth Dream Street Show Homes—BYHYU 250
Build Your House Yourself University - March 16, 2022 07:30 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 390 ratingsLike we did last year, my husband and I took a day trip to the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas area to visit the 3 high-end show homes at Fort Worth’s annual Dream Street event. I enjoy going to show homes like these so I can see the features that are most popular with area designers. Now, to be clear...
Smooth vs Textured Walls, Bullnose vs Square Corners, Level 4 vs Level 5 Drywall Finish, What Should You Choose?—BYHYU 249
Build Your House Yourself University - March 02, 2022 08:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 390 ratingsIn addition to knowing about the different types of drywall that are best for different areas of your home, it’s good to think ahead of time the style and finishes you want for your walls so you’re not stumped when your builder or drywaller ask you if you want a Level 4 or level 5 drywall finis...
What You Need To Know About Drywall/Sheetrock To Improve Your Home’s Quality and Function—BYHYU 248
Build Your House Yourself University - February 09, 2022 08:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 390 ratingsIt’s honestly pretty hard to get excited about drywall. Drywall is a subject that’s kinda, well…dry. But drywall is a material that goes in just about every space of the house, so we want to be able to make informed decisions about what type of drywall we should request to make our walls last ...
What’s Trending for 2022 According to Houzz (We’re Talking Trends, Not Fads), Part 2—BYHYU 247
Build Your House Yourself University - January 26, 2022 08:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 390 ratingsThis week we’ll cover part 2 of a recent article from Houzz.com called “40 Home Design Trends That Will Shape 2022.” Houzz compiled the list of trends based on the thousands of popular photos people uploaded to their site and information they got from speaking with dozens of home design profess...
What’s Trending for 2022 According to Houzz (We’re Talking Trends, Not Fads), Part 1—BYHYU 246
Build Your House Yourself University - January 12, 2022 08:30 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 390 ratingsHappy New Year. In this episode, we’ll cover a recent article from houzz.com called “40 Home Design Trends That Will Shape 2022. “ I think it’s important for us to be aware of what’s trending in home design, but we probably shouldn’t be too interested in fads. We’ll be talking about trends. ...
BEST OF BYHYU: Where To Save Versus Splurge When Building a House— BYHYU 245
Build Your House Yourself University - December 29, 2021 08:30 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 390 ratingsHope you had a great Christmas and I’m wishing you a happy new year. I want to sincerely thank you for continuing to listen to and share this podcast. I realize that there is a ton of content out here so I’m grateful that you take time out of your schedule to support BYHYU. An extra thank yo...
BEST OF BYHYU— Designing A Forever Home— BYHYU 244
Build Your House Yourself University - December 15, 2021 08:30 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 390 ratingsIn the last episode, we discussed aging in place features that we can add to our homes that will allow us to live in them comfortably even if we develop challenges with mobility and coordination as we age. I referred to some designs detailed in this week’s repeat episode called Designing A Fore...
Aging in Place Features— Universal Design That Will Make Your Home Accessible At Any Age—BYHYU 243
Build Your House Yourself University - November 24, 2021 16:23 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 390 ratingsMany of us are building our houses with the intention of staying there for the rest of our lives. We’re building our forever homes. And there are some fairly simple design choices we can make that will allow us to stay in our homes comfortably even as seniors. The aging-in-place features we’l...
Avoid These Open Concept Floor Plan Mistakes— BYHYU 242
Build Your House Yourself University - November 03, 2021 07:30 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 390 ratingsOpen-plan homes with great rooms that combine the kitchen, dining room, and living room make smart use of space, increase natural light and make it easy for family and friends to be together. However, with few walls or defined borders and with clear sightlines from one space to another, open-pla...
The Future of Open Concept Floor Plan Homes—BYHYU 241
Build Your House Yourself University - October 20, 2021 07:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 390 ratingsWill open concept homes become a thing of the past? In the midst of the pandemic, lots of people have been talking about wanting more private space in their homes. And many are wondering if open floor plans are on their way out. I give you my prediction in this episode. Show notes at BYHYU.c...
Questions For Your Contractors’ References— Ask Your Contractors’ Previous Clients These Things— BYHYU 240
Build Your House Yourself University - October 06, 2021 07:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 390 ratingsAs you probably know, a major part of doing our due diligence and vetting or investigating a contractor before hiring him or her is to contact some references. Ask the contractors you’re considering for your project for ideally at least 3-4 references. And make sure you actually contact those...
What the Heck Is My Electrician Talking About?! Learn The Basics Of Your Home’s Electrical Service —BYHYU 239
Build Your House Yourself University - September 22, 2021 07:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 390 ratingsIn the last episode, we had a brief overview of the rough-in phase of construction, including what goes on during the electrical rough-in. This week I’ll give you some very basic information about your breaker box and where you should locate it. Plus we’ll briefly cover when you’ll need a ty...
Moving On to The Rough-In stage of Construction— BYHYU 238
Build Your House Yourself University - September 08, 2021 18:06 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 390 ratingsSignificant progress has been made on my house, but if you’ve been following me for a while, you know the process has been painfully slow. Soil instabilities found during excavation of my property and the subsequent foundation redesign and retaining wall construction added more than 6 months to ...
7 Major Decorating Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—BYHYU 237
Build Your House Yourself University - August 25, 2021 07:30 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 390 ratingsThis week we’ll go over some design tips that I read in a recent article on houzz.com called 7 Major Decorating Mistakes and How to Avoid Them. Even if you like interior design as I do, it can be intimidating to decorate an entire house. But information like this will give us some guidance and...
Questions and Answers with Fireplace Professional and Educator Jake Cromwell, Part 2— BYHYU 236
Build Your House Yourself University - August 04, 2021 07:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 390 ratingsThis is the second part of our interview with fireplace professional Jake Cromwell of Top Chimney and Roofing. He’ll continue his discussion about high-efficiency direct vent gas fireplaces, which he recommends for those of us who want the heat and beauty of a fireplace, but don’t want a lot of ...
Questions and Answers with Fireplace Professional and Educator Jake Cromwell— BYHYU 235
Build Your House Yourself University - July 21, 2021 07:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 390 ratingsThis week and next we’ll have a fireplace professional and educator on the show who will help us understand the different types of fireplaces and educate us about some fireplace misconceptions. We’ll also talk about his favorite type of fireplaces and the greatest piece of advice he has for cons...
Shortages in Homebuilding Materials and What We Can Do During Construction Delays— BYHYU 234
Build Your House Yourself University - July 07, 2021 07:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 390 ratingsThe current homebuilding environment is a tough one. Builders and homeowners like us are dealing with historically high prices and historically low availability in building materials and labor. In this week’s episode, I’ll tell you about a May 2021 survey done for the National Association of Ho...
Consider These Framing Alternatives In Light of Persistently High Lumber Prices—BYHYU 233
Build Your House Yourself University - June 23, 2021 07:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 390 ratingsThe cost of lumber has increased more than 300% since April 2020. Lumber sold for $348 per thousand board feet before the pandemic and peaked to a record high of $1,500 per thousand board feet in May 2021. Thankfully, prices have begun to fall in the last few weeks. I checked lumber prices t...
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