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Four Retaining-Wall Choices
Hold back the earth with blocks, concrete, timbers, or stone. Here's how different systems stack up.
Better Framing With Factory-Built Walls
Delivered to your site, prefabricated panels can save time and improve quality on production houses or a custom home.
Plywood vs. OSB
New-generation panels mean decade-old notions are no way to choose sheathing. Here's what you need to know.
Open an Interior with Columns
Built-in columns do the work of walls without shutting out light and views.
Finding and using star plates
Q: I’ve been asked to do some work on an old three-story row house here in Philadelphia. The building has 8-in. thick brick walls with star-shaped metal plates on the front.…
Setting the Stage for Wall Framing
Stack the deck to ensure efficiency by cutting and preassembling the parts you need.
Code Check: Framing Guidelines
Requirements for floor and wall framing, and more.
All About Headers
The type you choose affects not just strength, but also cost, energy efficiency, and drywall cracking.
One Lot, Two Houses
A Seattle home expands with a stylish in-law apartment that's environmentally sound and pays for itself over time.
Keeping mud off the sides of a house under construction
If you are putting siding on a new building in an area where rain is frequent, you may find your newly sided lower walls spattered with mud after every shower.…

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