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FHB’s Facebook followers share their favorite problem-solving tools. Listener questions lead to interesting discussion on radiant barriers, orphaned water heaters, building repairability, and WRBs.

Nova Scotia–based engineer and builder Natalie Leonard designs plans for affordable, super-insulated homes based on solid building science research.

What’s the right book for learning home maintenance? How to properly insulate a garage ceiling? How can you improve the comfort of a big house with a one-zone heating and air-conditioning system? Is it okay to vent a dryer into a garage?

In exchange for guaranteed seats on a code-writing committee, the National Association of Home Builders pledged support for later code changes.

A discovery during demolition changed the original plan to use conventional wood framing for this whole-house renovation.

A cost-effective, alternative installation for a house with exterior insulation.

Designed to be erected in a day, this shed for storing firewood uses readily available materials and basic tools.

A drywall screw acts as an adjustable shim for making tight inside corners on trim.

With low-slung roofs and strong horizontal lines, this new build embodies the renowned midcentury-modern style.

Builder Scott McBride recounts his time cleaning and rebuilding wood gutters, including the advantages to wood gutters and the key to wood-gutter longevity.