Skills and Techniques - Page 531 of 644

Q: When I remodeled my house seven years ago, I added a woodstove with an exterior metal chimney, which is now the highest part of the house. Should I ground the…

Like many other contractors, I've had to run electrical wires through existing walls from a basement to a second story or attic. Whether you are in the basement looking up…

I've been installing a lot of nonwood sidings over the past few years, such as cement-based and hardboard lap sidings. To complement the clean look of these sidings, I've taken…

Full-scale patterns on the floor and prefabricated sections help you to build these small dropped ceilings accurately and efficiently.

Q: I’d like to remove ten ceiling joists in a second-floor 13-ft. by 13-ft. bedroom on the front half of my house to create a vaulted ceiling. The back half of…

Start with a sturdy wood underlayment, and plan the layout to get cut tiles in the back.

This handy rig will save you cleanup time and effort.

After painting, I clean my hands quickly by using granulated sugar. I wet my hands and rub 1 tablespoon of sugar between them. The grime and grease wash off, and…

Foundations hold up the house, hold back the earth, and keep out the water. If they're not level and square, you may end up custom-cutting every rafter.

When we need to mix 60-lb. bags of ready-mix concrete, we make it easy on ourselves with the following procedure. We begin with a 5-gal. joint-compound bucket with about 3…