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Cutting out Basic Stairs
A straight run of basement steps provides a useful lesson in calculating rise and run, and in cutting stringers.
Flashing Walls
Keeping water moving out and down is the key to effective sidewall flashing.
Granite Countertops
An experienced fabricator explains the process from the templating to the final setting of the slabs.
A Rail-and-Stile Garden Gate
Simple joinery techniques yield a memorable feature for any garden.
Building Hip and Valley Roofs With Trusses
Keep the numbered trusses in order, and entire hip sections can be assembled on the ground and lifted as single units.
An Arts and Crafts Kitchen Remodel
A modern kitchen draws inspiration from materials and methods popular at the beginning of the century.
Faster, Better Drilling for Finish Carpenters
Specialty drill bits and accessories speed work and improve accuracy.
A brick chimney in place of metal
Q: I want to replace the galvanized flue on my furnace with a brick chimney. The flue now sits over the garage floor. It is about 27 ft. high and is…
Shear walls in old construction
Q: I am re-siding our house, first removing layers of old siding to expose 1x10 Douglas-fir sheathing. I’d like to shear over the old 1x10 sheathing with plywood. Is this structurally…
Quieting noisy heat exchangers
Q: We built a tight house and installed a heat-recovery ventilator (HRV) because of our concern about the fresh-air supply. However, the unit tends to whistle, even when it is run…

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