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The absolutely, positively last way to support a sink cutout
Recent tipsters have offered effective ways of supporting a sink cutout as the cut is completed (see Supporting a sink cutout and Supporting sink cutouts). But I think both of…
Retrofitting Skylights in a Truss Roof
Don't cut any roof trusses until you get most of the new framing in place.
Salvaging a slate roof
Slate roofs came into Ohio in the middle 1880s and fell out of favor about 1920. But they've never fallen out of favor with me. A lot of barns were…
Cheap tarps
In the course of roof tearoffs and other typical remodeling jobs, we need a large numbers of tarps. Whenever we run short of tarps, I head for our local lumberyard,…
Arm and Hand Pain on the Job Site
A doctor's take on wrist, elbow and shoulder troubles common to builders.
Lockset drill guide
Here's another version of a hole-saw guide for drilling lockset holes in a door stile. I think it is simpler and more versatile than other versions I've come across because…
Retrofitting Skylights in a Truss Roof
Don't cut any roof trusses until you get most of the new framing in place
Arm and Hand Pain on the Job Site
A doctor's take on wrist, elbow and shoulder troubles common to builders
A Safer Job Site
OSHA and NAHB team up to identify the key safety issues for residential builders.
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.

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