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Designing and Installing Baseboards
With stock moldings and simple milling, you can create a variety of baseboard designs, but they all require careful fitting.
Gluing a backsplash
Attaching a backsplash to a kitchen counter can be awkward. The problem lies in finding adequate purchase for the braces that hold the backsplash to the wall while the glue…
Traditional Cabinetry From a Modern Material
Raised-panel assemblies made from MDF are dimensionally stable, cheaper than solid wood and easy to mill.
Moisture movement in paneled doors
Q: I’m planning to build raised-panel doors for the cabinets in my lakeside home in South Carolina. I’m worried about what the humidity and temperature changes might do to the miter…
Better garage-door weatherstripping
I've always been disappointed with the weatherstripping products for garage-door openings. In my experience, they're expensive and too fragile to accommodate the play in garage doors. The only piece of…
Roof Flashing
Installation details can make the difference between a trouble-free roof and an expensive callback.
Key box helps organize small parts
The last time I had pictures to hang, I carefully opened the blister pack of hooks, eyelets and tiny nails. Parts jumped out of the bag as though charged by…
Preventing ice dams in valleys
Q: The roof of my house has a valley with a living space directly below. The rafter bays were not insulated adequately when the house was built, and because the…
Restoring Wood With Epoxy
Instead of tearing out and replacing rotten wood, you can fix damage and make wood look as good and last as long as new.
Taking the twist out of a stud
I was going to buy one of those new tools made for gripping 2x framing lumber when I realized that I had just what I needed in my tool kit…

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