Construction Instruction App IBS 2014 Video
I saw my old friend Mark LaLiberte at the 2014 International Builders Show in Las Vegas last month. I first met Mark in 2002 when I was working in Portland, OR and the builder I was working for had...
View ArticleDow's New Liquid Armor - Fluid Applied WRB - IBS 2014 Reveal
I'm just about done editing my video I shot at the 2014 International Builders Show in Las Vegas. I've used Dow foam on lots of houses, and I thought this new fluid applied product from Dow was pretty...
View ArticleQuickflash New Products - IBS 2014
I've been a huge fan of Quickflash flashing boots after using them for about 10 years now. I can't recommend these guys highly enough. I've loved their AC Lineset flashing boots, but now they have...
View ArticleTrex Elevations - Steel Deck Framing System - IBS 2014
I met some really cool people at the 2014 International Builders Show in Las Vegas last month and Brian Lind (the inventor of Trex Elevations) was super fun to talk to. Brian came up with this concept...
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Passive House Training in Austin June 2-6th, 2014!
I've become a Passive House fan over the last year and this is a big deal that this training is coming to Austin. I understand this to be the first training is happening in the hot/humid South. For...
View ArticleRinnai RH180 Video review from IBS 2014
Rinnai came out with this new Hybrid tank/tankless unit a few months ago and I'm predicting this to be a very big seller in the replacement market. My guess is that 90% of the houses in America have a...
View ArticleBlum's New Cabinet Lift System Hardware - Servo Drive for Aventos - IBS 2014
I love nice hardware, and the Blum booth at the 2014 International Builder Show was really fun. Check out their Servo Drive for Aventos lift systems...Matt Risinger- Risinger Homes in Austin,...
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Simple Recessed Medicine Cabinet Details
My company just completed this really fun 1960's remodel with Architect Webber + Studios and Interior Designer Jennifer Greer Hartman of Greer Interior Design. Here's the video:I love how the recessed...
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"The Perfect Wall" Jobsite tour at a Risinger Homes project.
If you are one of my Austin Builder buddies (or general Building Science fans), I want to invite you to a job site tour & lecture Eric Rauser and I are give in two weeks. We will be touring my...
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Green Boots Notes- Green Project Management, Solar for Builders, & Zero...
Our local Austin HBA chapter in conjunction with Austin Energy's Green Building Program has a great course called Green Boots that is intended to give an overview of Green Building. It's a series of...
View ArticleIntus Passive House Certified Windows - IBS 2014 Video
See the Intus Windows website for more information. Hopefully I'll install these on a project one day so I can do a full review. These are some really stellar windows on paper, but I'd love to see...
View ArticleHidden Doors Playlist
I've done quite a few hidden doors, and I realized today that quite a few of them are on video! So, I put together this short playlist of a few hidden doors I've built. You may notice that I look...
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Joe Lstiburek's "Perfect Wall" concept. (The 500 year house!)
What if I told you I could build a house that would have a life cycle of 500 years? A house that would be so durable that the usual issues of rot & decay would take generations to break down...
View ArticlePerfect Wall Video - Carlisle CCW 705 Water/Air/Vapor Barrier
Best,Matt Risinger- Risinger Homes in Austin, TXRisinger Homes is a custom builder and whole house remodeling contractor that specializes in Architect driven and fine craftsmanship work. We utilize an...
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I won Best Blogger Green!
Thanks to everyone who voted for me in the Blogger Awards! I WON! So cool, and the prize was a sweet $500. My wife and I are going to use it for a nice getaway night for our 15th Anniversary in a...
View ArticleSugatsune Hardware Booth at IBS 2014 - Video
I'm a major hardware geek, and my friends at Sugatsune have some amazing products. Visiting their booth was especially fun because I got recognized immediately by one of the young(ish) staffers for my...
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Water Efficiency - Green Boots Notes
Mark Epler who works as an Assistant Project Manager with me has been attending Green Boots and here's his notes from the 4/22/14 class on Water Efficiency... Enjoy.Presenter A. WATER EFFICIENT...
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Is Tyvek worth the Price? Let's test and find out....
I've gotten lots of questions over the years about which Housewrap is best. My goto brand has been Tyvek but there are of course competitors in this crowded product space. About three weeks ago, Jen...
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Cat5e vs Cat6 Cable - Which Low Volt Cable should I use?
I've heard for years that wireless is the wave of the future, yet I never seem to have problems with my wired devices. I think for the short-term that you should still run some hard-wired ethernet...
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Carlisle CCW 705 Peel & Stick Water/Air/Vapor Barrier Review
I'm currently building my first house utilizing Joe Lstiburek's Perfect Wall concept. (Read my post from a few days ago to get the full theory) So, when we were planning this Perfect Wall house I was...
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RedBuilt Metal & Wood Composite Floor Truss Review
RedBuilt Trusses are much lighter than our typical 2x4 floor truss. My Tradesmen were so happy with the HUGE open webs to run ducts/pipes/wires.That's a big trunk line for the HVAC system and it ran...
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3 Reasons to Choose Tankless Water Heaters
Filming my "Your Home" segment on Tankless Water Heaters for Time Warner Cable News AustinI just filmed a segment on this topic yesterday for my Time Warner Cable News show called "Your Home" so this...
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Green Boots Class Notes - Budding Green Project with Barley & Pfeiffer...
My assistant Project Manager Mark Epler has been taking Green Boots training through our Austin HBA and here's his notes from the last session:Green Boots - The Budding Green Project - Notes by Mark...
View ArticleSubFloor Glue Test - PL400 vs DAP SmartBond
This was a fun video to make! DAP's SmartBond vs the old standard PL400. See what happens when one of my Project Managers and I pull apart two test flooring samples glued down with these two...
View ArticleBlog Is MOVING>>>
Hello Friends, Please bookmark my new site. www.MattRisinger.comI've finally migrated my blog to a WordPress site and I'll be shutting down this Blogger site in the near future. Thanks for your...
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