Issue 58

On the Cover

Quiet Please

Strategies for toning down sound transmission in wood-framed floors and ceilings.

The Magazine

Raising Finished Walls
Siding, trimming and painting are easier when the walls are still flat on the deck.
Built-Up Cedar Roofing
Common shingles mimic a traditional reed thatch.
Framing a Second-Story Addition
A quartet of gables is linked by California-style valleys.

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