Tips & Techniques

When faced with having to replace some pet-damaged tongue-and-groove oak flooring, I didn’t want to add insult to injury by ruining a circular-saw blade on unseen nails. About 30 seconds…

A tool borrowed from drywallers makes easy work of lifting and positioning heavy wood doors.

I was painting a bunch of shelves, supporting them on a pair of sawhorses and running out of space for the shelves to dry. When it came time to paint the…

Locating a buried electric, water, or gas line with a backhoe bucket can ruin your whole day. Here’s a way to avoid the problem. Simply place some fluorescent tape --…

Nylon cable ties are a convenient alternative to traditional rebar wire ties, especially when working in tight spaces.

Here at Fine Homebuilding, I always scrutinize each new issue to see how it turned out. And like most other readers, I’m amazed by how many subscription postcards fall out…

I enjoyed Rick Arnold’s article "Beadboard Wainscot Made Easy" but found that one common tricky spot was not addressed: outside corners. The usual way to handle them seems to be…

I often remodel or add on to older wood-clapboard houses. When I’m faced with unsightly holes in the walls, such as the dryer vent pictured here, I offer to conceal…

Most electrical codes permit fishing a length of flexible conduit into a finished wall, but the problem always has been how to connect the connector easily to an old work…

When precut studs aren't available, frame a taller wall and reduce drywall waste in the process.