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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.

I recently had to install a lot of 3/4-in. quarter-round trim. I prefer coped corners to mitered corners, but given the amount of trim required by this job, I had…

My trim crew works on lots of custom homes, installing base, casings and crown made of various hardwoods. Doing this kind of work has made it clear that pneumatically driven…

New products and increased competition make superior I-joist performance available at solid-lumber prices.

It's only a small hip roof, but its 45-degree corners befuddle many carpenters. Drawing bay roofs out full scale is key to fast and accurate framing.

Q: The vent for the hood over my kitchen stove exits through a wall on the weather side of my house. The vent has a rain hood and a flap to…