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Clearing a clogged shower drain
This morning, I noticed that the water was backing up a bit in our shower, and I knew that once again, the time had come to extract the hairball from…
Directions to the Powder Room
Pack big value into little spaces with custom fixtures and efficient floor plans.
What’s New in Microwave Ovens
Technological breakthroughs let you fine-tune the heat so that you can soften ice cream or brown a chicken.
Planning Your Kitchen: Five Tools for Layout
In this excerpt from Build Like a Pro: Remodeling a Kitchen, designer and builder Sam Clark shares 5 key concepts to help you find the best configuration for cabinets, counters and appliances.
The Eight Best Power Planers
Whether you're hanging doors or framing walls, here are the top picks from a crowded field.
Beautiful Trim from Plywood
It's a stable and less expensive alternative to solid wood.
Mortising a hinge with a chisel
A step-by-step guide to laying out and cutting a mortise for a door hinge
Hand vs. pneumatic flooring nailers
Q: I have installed many hardwood floors over the years and have always used a hand nailer. I have a large flooring job coming up and was wondering if there were…
Mudsills: Where the Framing Meets the Foundation
Even if the foundation is not square or level, getting the mudsills right will get you back on track.
Doubling a Nailer
The other day, I was retrofitting a wall beneath a steel frame that included a 2x nailer that was bolted to the bottom of a steel I-beam. I needed to…

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