Issue 136
Features
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Setting Prehung Doors
With hollow-core doors, you can skip the shims and hang the jambs from the casing without sacrificing quality.
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Supporting a Cantilevered Bay
Before you build that eye-catching bay onto the side of a house, you have to get the floor framing right.
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Installing Grab Bars
These safety devices aren't there for looks—they must be well anchored to help prevent bathroom injuries.
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Making the American Dream Affordable
A Texas builder tackles affordable housing with recycled materials, job-site waste and minimum-wage crews.
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Flashing a Chimney
Installing the flashing along with the bricks makes for a more secure and much better-looking job.
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Building Square Columns With Entasis
A little math and a shop-made router template give classical curves to plywood box columns.
