Skills and Techniques - Page 535 of 644

How one family got the house they wanted for less than $100,000.

How one trim carpenter turns jamb extensions into an advantage by using them to reinforce preassembled window casings.

If you do the layout carefully and precut all the joists, the floor will go together quickly like a giant jigsaw puzzle.

Phototransfer technology allows an almost infinite variety of designs on this durable, engineered flooring.

Q: I’ve purchased a few new measuring tapes over the past year, and I have noticed that they have a new mark on them that my old tapes didn’t have. Every…

You don't want the noise and dust associated with furnaces; you want the comfort of radiant heat. Here are some options for heating the water and getting it to your floors.

Q: My house has the air handler in the attic (including AC/heat-pump coil and emergency back-up electric heater for the second floor). The ductwork in the attic is insulated; however, the air…

Homeowners rarely see their chimney caps, and few people have ever called me to repair them. But when I'm asked to inspect a roof or an attic, I generally find myself looking down at the top of the chimney.

Steel bracing and improved drainage give new life to cracked and wet walls.

Q: I’d just done my first plastic-laminate countertop. When I thought I’d finished, someone pointed out that there was an air pocket under the laminate. Why do these air pockets…