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From YouTube: Bloomington Home Improvement Fair: Why It Matters What’s on the Outside of Your Home
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Amek
A
So
then,
from
there
we
were
able
to
offer
roofing
siding
windows
as
a
complete
exterior
package.
Well
then,
from
there
we
learned
and
how
to
desire
to
continue
to
grow
in
the
remodeling,
so
we
are
offering
home
remodeling
as
well
as
custom
built
homes,
and
so
you
can
kind
of
see
an
evolution
as
our
logos,
kind
of
change
and
are
really
the
personality
of
the
company
continue
to
involve
into
what
it
is
today.
So
amick
is
a
acronym.
A
It
stands
for
Andrew
Matthew
and
then
their
two
wives,
Emmeline
Christina,
so
and
there's
a
joke
that
says
that
the
two
brothers
that
had
these
girls-
they
were
only
dating
at
the
time
and
they
were
either
bound
to
marry
these
women
or
you
could
never
tell
the
story
if
they
never
got
married
or
that
limited
their
pool
of
potential
wives
to
easing
Caze.
So,
but
everything
worked
out
and
everybody's
happily
married
and
and
so
we'll
go
from
there.
We
are
based
in
Bloomington
we're
actually
just
two
blocks
away
from
from
this
location.
A
In
fact,
we
even
have
a
house
in
the
remodeler
showcase
coming
up
at
the
and
of
March
in
Bloomington
as
well
a
little
bit
about
a
map.
My
background
started
as
a
roofing
and
siding
installer.
As
I
mentioned
about
16
17
years
ago,
I
started
getting
really
intrigued
with
construction
failures.
So
I
don't
know
if
you've
ever
heard
of
stucco
having
problems
on
homes.
So
that's
where
I
really
started
dipping
my
feet
in
and
better
understanding
more
of
the
science
of
home.
So
what
causes
failures?
A
Why
does
something
fail
in
what
goes
on
in
the
process?
And
how
do
you
take
something
that
fails
to
make
it
not
fail
anymore?
I
do
a
lot
of
scope,
reviews
and
contracts,
so
I
do
construction
litigation
as
well
and
have
been
doing
that
again
for
well
over
15
years,
so
I
help
homeowners
that,
unfortunately,
have
to
go
through
litigation
to
sue
their
builder
developer,
to
recover
the
cost,
to
fix
some
of
the
problems
that
they
created
while
constructing
the
home.
A
Gutters,
there's
one
more
that
people
really
don't
consider.
So
you
said:
roofing,
siding
windows,
insulation
ventilation
and
vapor
barrier.
That's
extremely
important
in
Minnesota,
because
we've
got
a
140
degree
temperature
swing,
so
we've
got
a
handle
and
manage
that
heat
loss
somehow
or
the
heat
from
the
outside
coming
in
the
vapor
that
trans
that
transmits
through
the
temperature
swings.
A
So
when
you
talk
about
siding,
there's
various
types
of
siding,
I'm
gonna
list,
some
of
the
major
ones
that
we
use
in
this
market,
we
have
vinyl
siding,
fiber,
cement
or
James
Hardie,
siding
composite
LP,
smart
siting.
Then
you
have
stone
brick,
stucco
and
cedar
and
then
there's
other
more
popular
ones,
different
types
of
metals
that
are
coming
up
in
this
market
that
that
are
extremely
pop
popular
as
well
windows.
A
You
have
final
aluminum
fiberglass
and
wood,
and
we
can
talk
about
different
types
of
vinyls
different
types
of
windows
rather
and
why
they're
important
in
Minnesota
and
what
ones
are
the
best
ones
to
be
using
in
Minnesota?
So
when
you
think
about
vinyl
windows,
vinyl
windows,
they're,
great
they're,
low
cost,
but
some
of
the
problems
that
they
expand
and
contract
a
lot,
because
that's
just
some
of
the
characteristics
of
vinyl
and
over
time
you
vinyl
windows
can
actually
start
breaking
down
and
causing
problems
by
warped
frames.
A
The
glass
doesn't
slide
up
and
down
or
crank
out
is
easy.
Maybe
you
start
losing
the
ability
to
lock
the
windows,
but
it
still
meets
a
certain
price
point
for
a
potential
homeowner
that
needs
to
put
new
windows
in
in
their
home
aluminum
aluminum
windows,
an
example
of
an
aluminum
window,
would
be
like
a
Marvin
ultimate
clad,
so
it's
aluminum
extruded
aluminum
on
the
exterior
in
wood
on
the
interior,
so
you
can
still
have
the
rich
in
beauty
of
wood,
but
you
have
the
durability.
This
is
a
great
window
for
this
market.
A
Some
of
the
downsides
on
this
window
is
aluminum
is
a
great
conductor
of
cold
and
heat,
so
allows
that
heat
or
cold
transfer
to
come
into
the
home
a
little
bit
more.
So
that's
where
we
again.
We
just
try
to
balance.
We
have
to
make
sure
that
the
insulation
around
the
windows
very
well
insulated.
You
have
to
make
sure
that
your
vapor
barrier
is
intact
around
the
window,
because
you
can
again,
you
can
get
a
lot
of
condensation
and
then
condensation
the
winter
time
turns
to
frost.
A
A
Fiberglass
is
really
low,
expanding
contraction,
it's
a
bad
conductor
of
cold
and
heat,
it's
a
little
more
expensive
than
a
vinyl
window,
but
it's
less
expensive
than
an
aluminum
window.
So
it's
a
great
alternative
for
this
market.
So
if
I
have
the
opportunity
to
sit
down
with
you
and
you
want
it,
you
know
new
windows
in
your
home.
That
would
be
the
primary
that's
our
baseline
window,
okay,
but
with
fiberglass.
You
do
have
limitations
with
some
of
the
design
elements,
because
you
can't
bend
arches
out
of
fiberglass,
so
you
are
little
bit
limited.
A
The
manufacturers
purposely
also
limit
you
in
some
of
your
design
options
and
what
you
can
do
in
the
size
of
them.
So
again,
that's
why
it's
important
to
understand
the
product
and
making
sure
that
you
select
the
right
product
with
your
project
and
then
you
have
wood
what
it
really
isn't
used
a
lot
nowadays,
where
you
have
wood
exterior
one
interior,
just
because
the
maintenance,
but
it's
it's
been
a
window-
that's
been
used
for
quite
a
few
years.
Most
people
don't
like
to
maintain
and
the
cost
to
maintain
wood
windows.
A
Roofing
asphalt,
roofing,
cedar,
shakes
steel
roofing
as
well
and
again.
Popular
choice
is
the
most
popular
choice
here
in
Minnesota
is
asphalt
just
because
the
cost-effectiveness
of
the
shingles
it's
extremely
durable.
They
have
different
class
ratings,
so
you
can
get
hail
resistant
shingles
nowadays,
cedar
is
very
beautiful,
but
for
most
people
it's
just
so
costly
that
they
can't
afford
to
do
that
and
same
thing
with
steel.
But
you
can
also
see
that
the
beauty
that
steel
offers.
A
This
is
a
house
that
we
built
in
the
wilds,
and
you
can
see
how
beautiful
that
house
looks
with
the
steel
roof.
It
would
look
completely
different
if
you
did
an
asphalt,
roof
shingle
on
there,
but
again
that's
where
we
look
at
the
design
component
and
and
budget
as
well,
that
play
big
roles
into
what
you
actually
use
for
the
shingles
on
your
house.
A
A
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
you
have
proper
ventilation,
proper
insulation
and
vapor
barrier.
The
vapor
barrier
is
important
because
if
we
think
about
thermal
dynamics,
the
colder
it
is
outside
and
the
warmer
it
is
inside
the
stronger
the
magnetic
pull
for
the
owl
that
warm
vapor
to
transfer
through
your
wall
cavity
and
then
hit
that
exterior
wall
when
it's
below
zero.
That
moisture
turns
to
frost
well
what
happens
in
the
springtime
that
Frost
warms
up
and
it
turns
to
liquid.
So
it
goes
from
a
gas
to
a
solid
to
a
liquid.
A
So
you
think
about
how
that
happens
year
after
year.
In
what
happens,
is
you
start?
That's
where
you
start
rotting,
your
house
from
the
inside
out,
so
we
have
to
make
sure
that
we
that
we
have
all
those
components
properly
completed
and
integrated
for
the
exterior
of
your
home
to
work
properly
and
especially
in
the
Attic.
So
you
think
about
attic.
I
was
just
talking
to
a
guy
earlier
and
he
said
I've
got
so
much
frost
on
the
bottom
side
of
my
attic.
A
Well,
for
me,
that's
easy
to
diagnose,
because
there's
really
only
a
couple
things
you
either
have
too
much
moisture.
That's
getting
up
into
your
attic
space
and
not
enough
ventilation
to
ventilate
to
to
get
that
warm
vapor
to
escape
or
there's
not
enough
insulation
in
the
attic
or
there
could
be
too
much
not
enough
vapor
barrier
in
between
the
living
space
in
the
Attic
right.
So
you
can
really
compartmentalize
once
you
start
understanding
the
science
of
how
how
our
houses
actually
work
and
function.
A
What's
that
yeah
yeah?
Well
because
he
started
he
started
experiencing
like
rain
coming
in
his
house
and
he's
like
how
is
this
happening,
and
so
he
actually
tore
off
a
lot
of
the
sheetrock
underneath
because
he's
got
a
low
pitch
roof,
so
the
problem
with
a
low
pitch
roof.
Let's
say
this
is
your
ceiling,
and
this
is
your
rafters.
A
You
can't
possibly
get
enough
insulation
for
it
to
so
think
about
the
amount
of
heat
that
escapes
and
then
hits
the
bottom
of
that
roof,
and
he
also
will
have
a
lot
of
ice
dams
as
a
result
of
that,
because
what
it
does
is
that
bottom
side
of
the
the
sheathing,
the
roof
sheathing
will
heat
up
the
snow
cause
a
snow
to
melt.
That's
what
creates
ice
dams.
A
So
it's
all
about
how
the
puzzle
pieces
are
put
together.
So
in
many
instances
quality
materials
were
used
but
installed
incorrectly
or
out
of
order,
and
so,
when
you
think
about
the
proper
seals,
ventilation,
drainage
flashing,
those
are
the
components
that
we
really
try
to
pay
attention
to
so
I
mentioned
earlier.
Stucco
stucco
is
sold
as
a
ultimate
new
maintenance
product,
but
often
has
a
lot
of
the
problems
and
the
insignificant
problems.
A
So
if
we
think
about
how
stucco
cladding
is
put
on,
it's
primarily
attached
directly
to
the
exterior
sheathing
of
the
house,
so
what
happens
when
that
is
attached
directly
to
the
exterior
sheet
in
a
house?
It
gives
nowhere
no
place
for
that
water
to
drain
behind.
So
when
water
comes
in
the
system,
it's
hard
for
it
to
escape,
therefore,
creating
problems
where
the
house
is
starting
to
rot
out
windows
decks
in
doors.
A
If
we
consider
how
the
stucco
siding
integrate
into
those
materials
is
really
important,
for
example,
not
to
pick
on
stucco
I
like
stucco,
we
do
a
lot
of
stucco.
But
what
happens
is
that,
where
you
stucco
abuts
into
a
window
frame,
if
it
butts
in
tight,
it
gives
no
place
for
the
caulking
to
get
installed.
A
A
Here
we
can
see
at
the
bottom
of
the
corner
of
the
windows.
You
can
see
the
black
stuff
well.
Well,
that's
where
we
predominantly
find
most
of
our
problems
with
with
integration
is
because
the
stucco
system
that
was
installed
was
not
properly
integrated
with
the
window
system
and
how
that
was
installed.
So
you
have
two
different
vendors
when
the
house
is
being
built
installing
these
components
but
they're
not
talking
together,
they're,
not
saying
hey,
what
happens
when
the
stucco
has
a
problem
when
the
windows
have
a
problem.
A
So
as
a
result,
you
have
a
flawed
exterior.
Another
area
that
we
have
a
lot
of
problems
is
see
how
that
gutters,
but
into
the
wall,
so
there's
missing
what
they
call
a
kick-out
flashing.
What
that
does
is
it
simply?
Is
it
as
the
water
is
coming
down
the
roofline
into
the
gutter?
There's
not
this
piece
of
metal
that
actually
diverts
the
water
away
from
the
house
as
it
hits
that
point
and
so
as
a
so,
it
actually
goes
in
behind
the
clouding
system
inserts
rotting,
everything
out.
A
So
when
we
talk
about
proper
integration,
this
is
what
I'm
talking
about.
So
as
a
result
of
having
the
this
is
Tyvek.
That's
on
the
house.
That's
the
weather,
resistant
barrier
that
I'm
speaking
about.
As
a
result,
the
tie
back
actually
wraps
into
the
rough
opening
of
the
window
and
then
the
windows
setting
over
the
top
of
that.
So
the
bottom
part
right
here.
You
can
see
that
there
is
no
tape
underneath
here
and
what
happens
is
when
this
window
comes
in
over
the
top,
it's
actually
setting
over
the
top
of
the
weather
resistant
barrier.
A
So
when
this
window
leaks
it's
not
if
but
win,
because
windows
are
going
to
fail
at
some
point,
the
water
is
going
to
come
actually
over.
The
top
of
the
weather
is
this
two
barrier
rather
than
behind
it,
as
indicated
in
the
previous
slide
like
right
here.
So
this
is
a
result
of
this
top
one
is
a
result
of
the
weather
resistant
barrier
coming
over
the
top
of
the
nailing
flange,
rather
than
underneath
it.
A
So
I
talked
earlier
about
ventilation,
insulation,
vapor
barrier.
This
is
a
house
that
we
did
in
Eden
Prairie
that
you
can
see
a
distinct
line
right
there
in
between
the
the
second
floor
in
the
first
floor
of
this
line.
Well,
that's
called
the
rim
joist
space.
Okay,
that's
the
air
space.
That's
in
between
your
floor
the
second
floor
in
the
first
floor.
What
happened
here
is
they
did
not
have
a
vapor
barrier
B
in
that
space.
So
as
a
result,
it
had
a
tremendous
amount
of
vapor
loss
at
that
particular
area.
A
So
this
is
a
great
example
of
how
you
will
rot
your
house
from
the
inside
out.
Okay,
so
that
vapor
went
to
that
exterior
space.
It
was
not
properly
insulated
or
didn't,
have
the
proper
vapor
barrier
and
that
gas
turned
to
a
solid
which
is
Frost
and
then
in
the
summertime
or
the
springtime.
It
warmed
up
and
started
rotting.
A
The
house
from
the
inside
out
so
there's
a
lot
of
science
that
goes
into
building
homes
today
and
how
we
look
at
it
from
a
remodeling
standpoint
and
what
we,
what
we
have
to
do
and
take
care
of
touching
a
little
bit
on
that
ventilation.
So
we
can
see
how
our
homes
work
in
the
summertime
and
in
the
wintertime.
A
So
on
the
Left
you'll
see
a
functional
attic
on
the
right,
a
dysfunctional
you
can
see
the
the
lack
of
insulation
over
the
ceiling
and
how
that
heat
in
the
moisture
escapes
and
then
condenses
on
the
backside
of
the
roof
sheeting,
and
that's
where
you
started
kind
of
getting
you
know
like
hey.
My
roof
is
leaking
well,
no,
it's
not
leaking
in
the
middle
of
the
wintertime.
It's
actually
this
phenomenon.
That
happens
where
you
have
moisture
that
comes
and
freezes
on
the
backside
of
your
decking.
But
there's
ways
to
fix
that.
A
So
when
you
think
about
the
science,
so
we
don't
have
to
sacrifice
the
design
of
our
homes
due
to
science,
so
there's
a
way
that
we
can
actually
take
the
science
of
a
home
and
the
design
of
a
home
and
make
sure
that
they're
extremely
functional
together.
This
was
a
project
that
we
did
over
on
Lake
Laconia
and
we
were
able
to
actually
enhance
the
beauty
of
the
home
through
design
but
making
sure
through
the
science
of
it
that
we're
actually
increasing
the
longevity
of
the
life's
home
expectancy
drastically.
A
A
Hiring
knowledgable
builders,
subcontractors
or
contractors
or
specialty
contractors
is
extremely
important.
There's
a
lot
of
people
that
you'll
see
out
here
today
that
saw
a
great
product,
but
it's
extremely
important
that
they
know
how
a
window
is
installed
when
you
have
dissimilar
siding.
So
in
that
all
changes,
if
you
have
stuck
that
window,
install,
is
going
to
be
extremely
different
if
you
have
cedar
aluminum
or
vinyl.
So,
there's
all
these
different
things
that
affect
how
the
house
actually
functions
in
how
well
it
functions
over
the
life
of
the
home.
A
Most
of
the
homes
I
work
on
are
10
to
15
years
old
in
newer,
because
they're
still,
unfortunately,
a
lot
of
builders
that
don't
understand
the
concept
of
science
and
how
the
houses
actually
get
put
together
and
as
an
industry,
we've
done
a
really
poor
job.
Educating
our
homeowners
on
how
they
have
to
live
in
a
home,
because
our
industry
will
sell
you
maintenance-free
siding
and
we
all
like
maintenance-free.
We
don't
like
to
do
maintenance
on
the
home,
but
the
reality
is
it
that
there's
no
such
thing
as
maintenance-free.
A
Anything
I
like
to
use
the
example.
You
go
buy
a
brand
new
car.
It's
got
a
hundred
thousand
mile
warranty
and
a
bumper
to
bumper
and
twenty
thousand
miles
in
it.
The
engine
blows
up
and
you
take
it
back
to
the
dealership
and
they're
like
Oh.
Would
you
do
what
happened?
I?
Don't
know
it
just
stopped
working
and
then
they
come
to
find
out.
Well,
you
never
change
the
oil,
but
you
never
told
me
I
had
to
change
the
oil,
so
so
you
can
see
how
the
same
thing
applies
to
our
homes.
A
We
don't
ask
the
questions
enough
of
how
do
I
have
to
live
in
my
house
in
Minnesota
again,
when
we
go
through
the
130
degree.
Temperature
swings
that
ends
up
being
a
lot
that
our
home
actually
has
to
adjust
the
middle
of
winter
times,
a
great
great
time,
how
many
experience
condensation
on
their
windows
yeah.
We
all
do
at
some
point,
because
our
home
system
doesn't
adjust
fast
enough.
So
that's
a
result
of
either
too
high
too
much
humidity
in
the
home.
A
Two
temperatures
that
on
the
outside,
that's
too
great
so
again
talking
about
the
laws
of
physics,
the
colder.
It
is
outside
our
windows.
Actually,
if
our
windows
are
not
energy-efficient,
that
becomes
the
coldest
part
of
the
wall,
and
so
that's
where
that
vapor
goes
to
and
then
condenses
it's
kind
of
like
a
glass
water,
a
cold
glass
of
water
in
the
middle
of
summertime
in
reverse
effect.
A
If
I
set
that
cold
glass
of
water
on
the
table
in
the
middle
of
summertime,
now
the
the
warrant,
those
molecules
go
and
attach
itself
to
that
glass
and
turn
into
condensation.
So
it's
not
like
the
glasses
leaking
right.
Well,
it's
the
same
thing
that
happens
in
the
wintertime,
except
the
reverse,
where
it's
cold
on
the
outside
and
warm
on
the
inside.
A
Consider,
more
importantly,
how
it
actually
is
installed
around
the
products
surrounding
it
again.
So
if
you're
looking
at
siding
or
Windows
or
roofing,
it's
important
to
know
how
that
product
is
getting
installed.
Okay,
any
questions
that
you
would
have
for
me.
Maybe
it's
a
particular
product
or
a
project
that
you're
looking
at
they
may
need
some
help
on.
Yes,.
B
A
So
it
can
depend
because
not
all
the
they're,
not
it's,
not
plastic.
It
may
look
like
plastic,
but
not
all
those
house
barriers.
Those
weather
resistant
barriers
are
made
equally.
So
the
science
behind
Tyvek
will
just
use
that
as
an
example,
which
is
the
most
popular
house
rep
today,
that's
actually
engineered
and
designed
to
allow
moisture
vapor
to
actually
come
through
the
backside
of
it.
A
The
15-pound
felt
that
was
made
years
ago
is
not
really
made
the
same.
Now
it's
just
number
15,
so
they've
taken
a
lot
of
the
good
attributes
that
made
it
good
60
years
ago,
or
you
know
back
in
the
50s
60s
and
they've,
really
stripped
out
a
lot
of
those
good
characteristics
that
made
paper
what
it
was
back.
Then
yes,
ma'am.
B
A
B
A
B
A
Because,
in
most
cases
you
have
that
plastic,
the
vapor
barrier
right
behind
your
drywall
and
so
that
traps
the
moisture
in
the
wall
cavity
and
that's
why
we
end
up
with
a
lot
of
damage
with
stucco
homes.
It's
not
because
the
stuck
was
a
problem.
It's
just
how
everything
was
installed
around
the
stucco.