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Waterproofing a Basement From the Inside Can Be a Challenge
Though it's best to address foundation waterproofing from the outside, there are some measures you can take to deal with leaks from the interior.
Toilet-Pulling Made Easier
Wrapping a strap around the bowl in a figure-8 pattern provides a sturdy handhold for pulling a toilet.
Smaller House, Better Investment
Whether you’re planning for retirement or looking to live life to the fullest right now, buying a small house might be the best way to achieve both goals
Planning an Outdoor Kitchen
Design consultant and author Deborah Krasner says homeowners should first assess their needs when planning outdoor spaces.
Pathways to a Simple Home
In an excerpt from her book, The Simple Home, architect Sarah Nettleton describes the process behind creating a home that embodies "the luxury of enough."
Predicted: Building Technologies for 2007
The Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing issues its annual Top 10 list
The Barnage
A woodshop/studio/kitchen with deck built on a shoestring by a Fine Homebuilding editor in his spare time
A New Design Language
Learn to describe the sense of "home"
Niche Work Spaces: Nooks and Alcoves within Larger Rooms
A home workplace doesn't have to be large. In this excerpt from Chapter 3 of his book At Work, At Home, architect Neal Zimmerman offers examples of niche work spaces tucked into odd and unused areas of the house.
Ways to Improve the Kitchen
Expensive appliances and stone counters won't add up to a dream kitchen if your pots and pans are difficult to reach and the work zone is too spread out.

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