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A New Header for an Old Wall
Forget the jacks and temporary framing; install the two-piece header one half at a time.
Retrofitting a Ceiling Fan
With common-sense wiring and the right hardware, you can replace an existing light fixture with a breeze in almost any room in the house.
An Artistic Awakening for a Colonial Home
A sculptor and a collector of antiques use simplicity and honesty to reinvent their 18th-century farmhouse.
Can I make ungrounded circuits safer?
Q: I’m remodeling an early 1960s house. None of the old wiring has a ground wire, and all the plugs are two-prong. The new circuits in the remodeled areas are grounded,…
Tricking Out the Garage
There are plenty of new options for storage and organization; you might even reclaim some parking space.
Replace a Shower Mixing Valve
A new pressure-balanced valve provides safer, more convenient temperature control than you'll get from two handles.
Running New Wires through Old Walls
With an assortment of tools, a few tricks, and a little luck, you can make electrical cable go where you didn't think it could.
Scenes and Sight Lines
Composed vignettes and interior views distinguish a modest Portland bungalow.
A Restful Bedroom Retreat
Ideas you can use to design your own private haven at home.
Installing flexible metallic conduit into old work boxes
Most electrical codes permit fishing a length of flexible conduit into a finished wall, but the problem always has been how to connect the connector easily to an old work…

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