The Daily Fix

A lot of people understandably have a love/hate relationship with drywall. Take patching holes for example. When a fix comes out right, it's hard not to love drywall despite its…

Lose your little digit on a job in Oregon and you'll get around $80,000 in workers comp; in Massachusetts you'll only get about $2,000. How much you get for a…

Four common strategies for building homes that are energy efficient but can also hold up well in a storm.

Window and door flashing best-practices are now code-minimum practices in the 2012 IRC

The 2009 IRC now has prescriptive step flashing size requirements. They're still puny and don't meet my sniff test but it's a step in the right direction.

Unbalanced indoor air movement diminishes HVAC comfort and can lead to increased energy bills. Testing identifies problems and two door treatments can solve them.

Pop-up dampers and hinged dampers install and operate similarly.

I always find articles of interest in Homebuilding each issue, but your March 2011 had an article that really grabbed my attention— “Framing the bell curve” by Noah Woodruff. Imagine!…

Hinged entry doors can swing in or swing out. Which style is best for sealing out weather and thwarting would be thieves?

This builder explains how he decided to go with wood-framed, epoxy-coated screen vents for this garage soffit issue.