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Andrew Zoellner

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Editorial Director Andrew Zoellner spent his career at a variety of familiar media brands before landing at Fine Homebuilding. He built his editorial career around encouraging audiences to learn how to fix up their homes and make things, including Popular Woodworking, The Family Handyman, Handy, and American Woodworker. When he’s not at his desk or behind (or in front of) a camera, Andrew is flexing his building skills. His 1906 Dutch colonial in Minneapolis is a continual work-in-progress, and he’s gradually bringing some fantastic old-world craftsmanship and previous owners’ DIYs-gone-wrong up to modern energy and performance standards.

 

  • Mason Lord, Builder and Remodeler

    This builder was introduced to craft as a child, and his decades-long career includes historic preservation as well as education.

  • Podcast 567: Soundproofing, Garage Doors, and Rotted Balconies

    Row homes, wealthy clients, quiet walls, garage-door airtightness, rotted balconies, and foundation improvements.

  • Podcast 567: Members-only Aftershow — Andrew Zoellner’s House

    The crew talks to Andrew about future projects and improvements to his home.

  • Podcast 565: Honeycombed Concrete, Owner-Built Cabin, and Keeping Craft Alive During Soul-Bashing Work

    Adhesive roof underlayments, air-sealing band joists, brick veneer, Patrick’s rants, problem concrete, cabin foundation options, and challenging construction work.

  • Podcast 565: Members-only Aftershow — Permanent Wood Foundations

    The crew talks about permanent wood foundations as opposed to concrete, and why you might want one.

  • Keep Craft Alive: Polly Doolittle, Specialty Plaster Painter

    This painter specializes in veneer plaster, a multilayer finishing system used to add color, texture, and dimension to a wall, fireplace, or range hood.

  • Podcast 557: Living Space Under Decks, Attic Insulation, and Sinking Concrete

    Hydronic floors, old-house features, underdeck living space, insulation, brick fireblocking, and problem basement floors.

  • Podcast 557: Members-only Aftershow — Behind the Scenes at a Trade Show

    The crew talks about what goes on behind the scenes at JLC Live

  • Premium Pipe Reamer

    This tool reams 1-1/2-in. fittings in schedule 40 PVC, CPVC, and ABS.

  • Combat Extreme Weather With a FORTIFIED Roof

    Learn how the FORTIFIED Roof standard helps builders provide better protection against extreme conditions at the roof level.

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