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This type of modular masonry siding is easily fastened with screws or nails, and doesn't require any adhesives or mortar.

Learn the pros, cons, and proper placement of ledger bolts, lags, and structural screws.

Follow the complete deck ledger installation process from prep to fastening to flashing.

Deep efficiency combined with photovoltaic panels can drastically improve the economics of electrification.

The Fine Homebuilding editors offer their opinions on adding two layers of Typar, suggest affordable alternatives to building a full timber-frame house, and wonder why anyone thinks it's OK to build house on top of a mold farm.

Code expert Glenn Mathewson explains the details required by code and modern plumbing standards when fabricating a shower pan.

"Mark your work in place whenever possible" is just one of several tips seasoned carpenter Scott McBride offers in this guide to measuring more efficiently and accurately on the job site.

If you know your market and you can stomach the risk, there's still money to be made buying and selling homes.

These simple site-built jigs make hanging 12-foot-long sheets of wallboard easy, even when working alone.

Sturdy metal hardware takes the place of traditional, time-consuming timber-frame joinery in this contemporary take on the classic storage shed.