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What Are Structural Insulated Panels?
SIPs provide solid structure and insulation for walls and ceilings
Insulating With Cellulose
Blown in behind the drywall, high-density cellulose air-seals as it insulates.
Installing Manufactured-Stone Veneer
Made from cast concrete, so-called phony stone is good looking, affordable and easy to work with, but best of all, gravity is not required.
Insulated Concrete Forms
Assembled with regular building skills, ICFs form airtight, insulating concrete walls that finish with standard materials.
Painting Walls and Ceilings
A professional's tips for rolling and edging paint as efficiently as possible without making a mess.
Common Engineering Problems in Frame Construction
From undersize nails to overloaded trusses, here's a look at what builders get wrong when they wing it without an engineer.
Laying Out and Detailing Wall Plates
Learn how a professional framer quickly and accurately transforms blueprint dimensions into templates for walls.
Hanging a Wall Railing
Get it at the right height and make sure it's fastened to the framing; someone's life may depend on it.
Stud-cutting bench
We had a job recently that required thousands of studs, trimmers, sills, cripples and nonstructural headers. A lot of these parts were identical lengths, so we decided to rig up a…
Building a Timber Retaining Wall
Good drainage and a stout connection to the hillside are keys to a long-lasting wall.

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