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Q: I plan to reshingle the low-slope roof (2-in-12 pitch) on my country cabin here in Canada. I would rather not have to remove the old shingles, but the roof…

My grandfather was a tilesetter from the old country who once told me that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, especially when confronted with the risk…

A nailing flange makes installation quick and easy; but pay attention to the details, or you'll never get the windows open.

Q: Can you tell me why dual-element water heaters are wired so that only one element operates at a time? Can they be wired so that both operate simultaneously? Joseph Kaye,…

From undersize nails to overloaded trusses, here's a look at what builders get wrong when they wing it without an engineer.

When the power goes out, a generator can handle your electrical essentials, but it must be wired correctly.

A lot of light fixtures have aluminum lamp sockets, and the bases of the bulbs are also aluminum. After several surprisingly difficult callbacks to replace burned-out bulbs that were frozen in…

A cabinetmaker re-creates period detail with redwood salvaged from wine vats.

You can't cope polyurethane molding, but a template, a simple jig and a little bit of luck make it possible to preassemble perfect miter joints.

Pro builder Mike Guertin explains two options for tying a shed dormer into the existing roof.