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Today is another AMA episode (Ask Me Anything). Paul from Northern Florida asks.
\\nI would like to first thank you for your work on your show. Your broad range of subjects and guest has made this a daily must listen to program for me. So thank you again.
\\nI would like to ask your thoughts on product research for new residential construction projects. While I am not a developer nor do I want to become one I am in the process of selling my business and I want to do a couple of projects. I would like to build a couple of new homes for my children and myself.
\\nOver the years I have seen various products and systems used on shows such as This Old House and such. But when you would go to the local retail building supply retailers (Home Depot/Lowes) they would not have any knowledge of the systems. I have come to figure out sometime it is a regional product only. I live in Florida where temperatures are regularly 35c or 95*s and the humidity is very high. We have our own regional issues (hurricane wind speed requirements, mold issues, termites and such) and I know I am going to study building codes and practices to build something correctly. I have tried to gather information at non-retail building supply businesses as well as national construction trade shows but have been met with \\u201cyou are not a licensed contractor\\u201d and we only deal with them. I have tried reaching out to the local regional builders association but they just refer you to a member that just wants to build the house and tend to lean on what is best and I assume profitable for their business. I can find basic stuff like ICF vs poured concrete, zip wrap vs traditional, various forms of insulating and thing like that but I want to dig further and see which is the most beneficial or how a new product may be a better fit. Since I am doing this for myself I don\\u2019t want to base things on cost alone or what is the cheap and easy way of doing things.
\\nI will work with a licensed architect for the actual design and engineering aspects but I would like to do research and educate myself reasonably before I just randomly ask them for ideas. However, since I am not in the trade I am not sure where to find new product information or ideas that may be beneficial to my projects other than just searching on the internet for new building ideas. I would appreciate your thoughts and opinion.
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\\nHost: Victor Menasce
\\nemail: podcast@victorjm.com
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