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Open attic storage
Q: We are planning to build an addition to our house, and the design of the addition is such that the only practical way to run the ceiling joists is perpendicular…
Trimming Windows
Get the window jambs flush with the drywall, and the casing miters come easily.
Framing an Opening in a Bearing Wall
Before you slice through studs, make sure you've got the weight of the house well supported elsewhere.
Working With Rebar
The bones beneath concrete's muscle, rebar has to be cut, bent, and tied properly to do its job.
Rain-Screen Walls: a Better Way to Install Siding
Spacing the siding away from the housewrap promotes ventilation and drainage for long-lasting siding and paint.
A Gable-Dormer Retrofit
Framing around an existing roof requires different skeletons for two similar structures.
Installing a Geothermal Heating and Cooling System
Ground-source heat pumps rely on buried water loops to heat and cool efficiently and economically.
Installing Kitchen Cabinets
Careful planning and knowing exactly where the framing is help factory-made cabinets go in quickly and easily for a custom look with no nasty surprises.
Building a Grand Veranda
A New Jersey design/build team recreates a large, comfortable porch with 19th-century details built to last into the 21st century and beyond.
Moisture in a concrete-block crawlspace
Q: We are putting an addition on our Wisconsin home and elected to go with a concrete-block crawlspace. The floor joists rest on open block atop a layer of foam sill…

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