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Ben Bogie

Ben Bogie is a second-generation custom builder and remodeler in New Milford, Conn. This article is adapted from a video made in conjunction with ProTradeCraft.com during construction of Professional Remodeler’s 2017 Model ReModel project.

Jobsite Know-How

How to Keep Water Out From Under a Deck

On the 2017 Model ReModel home, I used the Fastendry system from Deckorators for the first time. It uses black neoprene gaskets with a barbed tongue on each side that fits snugly...
Aug. 3, 2018
chalk lines made by quick release knot and professional remodeler doing remodeling
Jobsite Know-How

Quick-Release Knot

Laser levels are handy tools, but sometimes just stretching a chalk line or mason line does the trick. Anchoring a chalk line is easy: Slip the metal clip over a nail at one end...
June 8, 2018
Construction Practices

Airtight Deck Framing

One of the leakiest parts of the house envelope is where the floor framing meets the foundation. On the Model ReModel (an annual project covered by ProRemodeler), we added air...
April 2, 2018
Construction Practices

Balanced Ventilation

One of the benefits of building a super-tight, well-insulated house is that you can downsize the HVAC system. Our strategy for the Model ReModel (an annual project covered by ...
March 7, 2018
ben bogie putting in a window
Jobsite Know-How

Production Exterior Trim

We use production techniques to preassemble exterior trim on the workbench. All but four of the 13 windows on this particular project are the same size, so we’re mainly dealing...
Jan. 8, 2018