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Nail plates in a pinch
On a recent remodeling job I needed a couple of the metal safety plates that are used to shield plumbing and wiring from drywall nails. In my bucket of parts…
Making Cabinet Doors with Router Bits
The new generation of cope-and-stick bits will make frame-and-panel doors on site.
Laying Out Three-Tab Shingles
Spend a little time measuring and striking lines, and the rest is fairly easy.
Framing for Skylights
The trick is in laying out and building the splayed walls of the lightwell.
Making Concrete Countertops
Solid, durable and attractive, an uncommon countertop can be cast from common materials.
Building gutters for a Victorian house
Q: The house I’m living in is a Queen Anne style with open soffits and decorative rafter tails. There are no gutters, and water drips down along the foundation. Another reroofing …
Disappearing Attic Stairways
Folding stairs are the most common, but sliding stairs are easier to climb.
Installing a Built-Up Girder
From where and how you build it, to setting the columns underneath, the process goes smoother if you have a system.
All About Roof Trusses
Trusses can be used to frame even complex roofs, but they must be installed and braced properly.
Recommendations for board-and-batten
Q: Next year I’m building a house, and I plan to install board-and-batten siding. John Birchard’s article on this subject mentions an alternative method to provide nail backing for the boards: Instead…

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