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No Water From a New Mixing Valve
Avoid this common but easily solved mistake when testing a newly installed mixing valve in a tub or shower.
Brush Painting Kitchen Cabinets
Spraying offers a factory-like finish, but a brushed finish makes the work appear custom—here's the process for cleaning, sanding, and painting.
Which Comes First: Air-Sealing and Insulation or New Minisplits?
Building science experts weigh in on an important question about best practices for installing a minisplit.
Does Foam Insulation Keep CMUs From Drying?
Insulating concrete-block walls can keep a basement or crawlspace dry, but does preventing inward drying harm the concrete?
Simple Air-Sealed Ceiling for a High-Performance Home
Building an airtight box before adding a roof creates a conditioned mechanical cavity, a safe work surface, and a platform for deep insulation.
Efficient Custom Roof Cutting
To keep a framing crew rolling, it pays to have the rafters cut before the walls are up.
The Science of Simple Spans
How the various code provisions for joist span, blocking, notching, and bearing lengths work together to prevent floors from deflecting.
The Standard of Enduring Work
A former remodeler describes how a lifetime of work in the building industry has led him to measure the quality of work by its long-term impact on the planet.
Aaron Agosto, Trim Carpenter
A trim carpenter and professional photographer, this craftsman has forged a reputation for careful and exacting finish work.
Double Decking
Building a deck with doubled-up joists means the planks can stretch out, there are no ends over a joist, and there is no doubling up on nailing.

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