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Stop Drafts With a Homemade Door Sweep
You don't need fancy, store-bought thresholds to block the air leaking under your old doors. Make your own sweep out of materials you already have lying around the shop.
Home Design Software with Chief Architect
Cool Tools
If you love tools, you'll find a lot to like on this site. Its reviews include tools that are wildly inventive, odd, hard to find and, occasionally, hard to imagine.
Bargain ERV for Hot Climates – Panasonic’s Whisper Comfort Review
In our Hot Humid Texas climate an ERV does a great job of bringing in Fresh Air but rejecting the humidity (Energy) that typically comes with that air. Panasonic's bargain…
Sorting Out Options for Whole-House Ventilation
A couple building a house struggles to choose a fresh-air-circulation system that will keep their home healthful without breaking the bank
A Tale of Two Pitches: Exploring Off-Angle Roof Framing
See what decisions need to be made about rafter angles and soffit depths, if you are building intersecting roofs on houses with wings of varying widths.
Cutting Laminated Glass
Laminated glass resists impact and deadens sound. But there's a trick to cutting it.
Generations
I wrote a little essay about an experience I had while my first grandson was arriving. I thought you all might like it.
Online Reviews Can Hurt Contractors and Homeowners
An unhappy customer pans her renovation contractor on Yelp, and the builder responds with a $750,000 defamation lawsuit. Have you been embroiled in an internet dispute?

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