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A Large Cornice Made From Built-up Moldings
A molding head on a radial-arm saw shapes the coves, and plywood forms support the moldings.
Shopping for Interior Doors
There are lots of choices between expensive wooden style-and-rail and cheap hollow-core doors.
A Different Approach to Rafter Layout
Measuring along the bottom of the rafters and using a site-built jig simplify the process.
Making Lumber With a Bandsaw Mill
One alternative to the high cost and poor quality of lumber these days is finding the trees and cutting them into boards yourself.
Choosing and Installing a Bathroom-Vent Fan
Pick a fan that's quiet and powerful, and keep the duct short.
Foundation drainage in winter
Q: I just read William B. Rose’s excellent article, Details for a Dry Foundation. But nothing in his article or in any other that I’ve read deals with the problem of…
Upgrading a foam-insulated roof
Q: A lot of homes in the coastal area of Cape Cod Bay were built with strange, inadequate roof systems. The steeply pitched roofs are insulated only with 1-in. foam over…
Brick-faced foundations
Q: I am building a new house and would like to cover the exposed foundation with a brick veneer. How should the foundation be built so that the brick ends…
Insulated Headers for Cold Climates
I've seen a lot of different ways to make built-up headers on job sites here in Wyoming -- from the traditional to the bizarre. The traditional method is to sandwich…
Extend the Life of Exterior Trim by Priming the End-Grain Cuts
For maximum durability, I back-prime exterior components such as fascia boards with 100% acrylic primer. But what about the ends of these boards? If they too are primed and caulked…

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