In this episode of the In The House Podcast, a construction podcast hosted by Lonnie and

Michael, they sit down with Corey Claunch, VP of Rehme Architectural Systems, to dig into

fenestration — the window and door systems that are often the first thing to fail in a custom

home, and the first thing a client judges.

Rehme started in Spicewood, Texas, when founder Peter Rehme, a welder by trade, built his first

steel door and learned a hard lesson fast: knowing how to stop a 200-pound guy from breaking a

handrail doesn't mean you know how to stop wind and water. Corey walks through how that one

lesson grew into three companies — manufacturing, installation, and a client-facing dealership

— all built in America, in Texas, around getting genuinely great at one hard thing.

They get into two ideas that apply far beyond windows and doors: the gap between bidding to

what's drawn and bidding to what will actually get built, and the difference between what a

product can do and what it should do. Corey's example — a flush, overhang-free sliding door

threshold that photographs beautifully and leaks the first time it storms — is a conversation every

builder, architect, and homeowner chasing a "look" should hear before they sign off on it.

They also talk about building trust with clients under strict NDAs, why Rehme only takes on

heavily design-driven projects, and how automation is freeing their team to say yes to harder,

more interesting requests instead of cutting corners. Corey closes with a personal story about his

son's asthma and a water-intrusion issue in his own home — a reminder of why getting these

details right matters well beyond the photograph.

Whether you're a builder, architect, designer, or homeowner trying to understand what you're

really signing up for in a bid, this episode will change how you read a set of plans.

🎙 Guest: Corey Claunch | VP | Rehme Architectural Systems

🎧 Hosted by Lonnie & Michael | In The House Podcast inthehousepodcast.com

Sponsors:

Artisan Hardwood Floors

Captivate Elevated Home Technology

Dalgleish Construction

Precision Roofing Inc.

Rehme Architectural Systems

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