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Widow’s walks
Q: I’ve been interested in widow’s walks ever since visiting Cape Cod in my youth. I’m now building a house for myself, and I’d like to incorporate a widow’s walk on…
Inexpensive Strategies for Green Building
Yes, recycled lumber and plantation-grown lumber cost more, but designing smaller houses, orienting them for solar gain and minimizing job-site waste don't.
Installing a Geothermal Heating and Cooling System
Ground-source heat pumps rely on buried water loops to heat and cool efficiently and economically.
Building a Lazy-Susan Cabinet
Revolving shelves on heavy-duty carousel hardware make the most of a kitchen corner.
Shop vac assists glue up
While building a set of stairs recently, I noticed that a crack had developed in the bottom of one of the vertical-grain fir stringers. Because they were exposed on both…
Emergency flat-roof repair
When a roof leaks, it's not the kind of situation where you can schedule a roofer for sometime next month. It needs to be fixed right now. Because most flat…
Aerosol-tube storage
Most aerosol cans of solvents and lubricants come with a piece of plastic tubing for directing the can's contents into hardto-reach areas. In my experience, the tube is soon lost.…
Ensuring the Durability of Energy-Efficient Houses
Why are so many of today's homes plagued by rot, mildew and stale air, and what can we do about it?
How Builders Can Be Better at Business
10 strategies to help properly manage time and money to make the business end of building easier.
Why I hate building booms
Or, how quality has taken a toll at the hands of quantity

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