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Spray-painting can achieve a quality finish cost-effectively. But there's a secret to making the job look hand-painted.

A homeowner turns to the Fine Homebuilding community forum for advice on building an extra-strong concrete floor for a garage workshop.

Quick! what's 137-13/16" divided by 11? What is 3-17/64" times 19? What is 1/7th of 51-9/16"? What is the volume of a cylinder 21-1/2" in diameter and 43-5/8" tall? Get…

If you love tools, you'll find a lot to like on this site. Its reviews include tools that are wildly inventive, odd, hard to find and, occasionally, hard to imagine.

A couple building a house struggles to choose a fresh-air-circulation system that will keep their home healthful without breaking the bank

See what decisions need to be made about rafter angles and soffit depths, if you are building intersecting roofs on houses with wings of varying widths.

Laminated glass resists impact and deadens sound. But there's a trick to cutting it.

I wrote a little essay about an experience I had while my first grandson was arriving. I thought you all might like it.

An unhappy customer pans her renovation contractor on Yelp, and the builder responds with a $750,000 defamation lawsuit. Have you been embroiled in an internet dispute?

The best way to work on small, detailed parts in SketchUp models it to Super-size them. This video shows how to eliminate frustration when drawing small, detailed parts.