Skills and Techniques - Page 519 of 644

After a big chunk of plaster fell out of the ceiling in our living room, we looked for a way to stabilize what remained. Someone told us about Plaster Washers, which…

Formal or not, comfortable, thought-out dining spaces add to the pleasure of a good meal.

Some nasty runoff eroded a cavity under the edge of my concrete patio, and I became concerned about the lack of bearing along its edge. Sooner or later, the slab…

One evening last spring, I was sweating together some copper water lines in my unfinished house. As my acetylene flame scorched a joist, I realized that I needed to find…

As a construction coordinator for Habitat for Humanity, I'm always looking for ways to save resources on our home-building projects. Recently, a couple of windy days taught us a few…

Q: I’ve heard of loop systems that keep hot water at the faucet at all times, meaning that you don’t have to dump gallons of water down the drain waiting…

Thanks to cement backerboard, you can make a new countertop without ripping out the old one.

Simple guidelines minimize the risk of serious injury.

If you've ever pulled electric cable out of its coil in a random manner, you know how the wire loops can get curlier than Shirley Temple's hair. There is a…

With the stairs as a form, gluing up commercially available bending rail is easier than it appears.