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2007 > July > 01
Articles
  1. Masonry fireplace, without the mason
  2. Recessed-light debris shields
  3. Revolutionary flat-screen hardware
  4. Our myopic building codes
  5. Home, a social asset
  6. Lessons learned by a first-time owner-builder
  7. Colorful concrete tiles
  8. Bigger flashing solves a persistent problem
  9. Designing garages with living space above
  10. Circular-saw repair
  11. What's the Difference: Shop-vacuum cartridge filters
  12. Stained-Glass Artistry
  13. Quick-change hole-saw kit
  14. Replacement wrench for an angle grinder
  15. Copper/aluminum flashing
  16. Stage right: T-braces are a portable alternative
  17. New sawblade is thicker and sharper than the competition
  18. Rot-resistant wood update
  19. It's not easy being green
  20. Energy Star clears the air
  21. Web sites we like
  22. Recycling roofs into roads
  23. Reader Feedback: Issue 188, June/July 2007
  24. It's a little better than plumb
  25. What's the Difference: Structural Insulated Panels (SIPS)
  26. Repairing tile membrane
  27. Foam sheathing: inside or out?
  28. PEX and pesticides: bad mix?
  29. A Closer Look: Seduced by the Shingle Style
  30. A Closer Look: At Home on a Hilltop
  31. A Closer Look: Growing Family, Growing Bungalow
  32. A Closer Look: Colonial Roots, Fresh Approach
  33. In the Golden Gate’s shadow
  34. Tool-Triggered Shop Vacs
  35. A New Kitchen and a Better Backyard
  36. SIPs: Are They Right for Your Next Project?
  37. How Giant Clamshells Form
  38. Dressed to Drill
  39. The Zen of Drywall
  40. Brad and pin-nail accounting
  41. What’s the Difference: Solid and Semitransparent Exterior Stains
  42. Designing Shed Dormers
  43. Structural Composite Lumber
  44. Framing a Strong Garage-Door Opening
  45. Recessed-can to pendant-light conversion
  46. Should I Upgrade Ungrounded Wiring?
  47. What’s the Difference: Energy-efficient windows
  48. Custom Details Make a Better Deck
  49. Miter Clamps Made with Pipe
  50. Metal-Roofing Angle Gauge
  51. Attic-Ladder Shoes
  52. Epoxy vs. Cement Grout
  53. Mud-Bucket Debris Chute
  54. Better Undersink Plumbing
  55. Paint-Grade Wainscot on a Curved Stairwell
  56. A Simple Approach to a Paneled Passageway
  57. Low-Risk Reroof
  58. How to Build Dry-Laid Stone Steps
  59. Cheap Masking Help
  60. Weatherstripping Old Doors
Video
  1. Building Codes for a Small Planet
  2. Circular-Saw Tune-Up
  3. From Roof to Road
  4. Video Vault: Immersed in SIPs
  5. Replacing a Circular-Saw Switch and Cord
Magazine
  1. Issue 188
  2. Issue 187 (Houses)
Discussion Forum
  1. My 2nd floor temps
  2. hitachi cordlss framer
  3. makita rules
  4. Old house plumbing problem
  5. Black Gold, Texas Tea
  6. SF Bayarea
  7. Gluing pressure treated lumber
  8. Anyone use XTENDEX?
  9. felt under plank floor??
  10. Sheathing for remodel plan
  11. Pella Windows Commercial
  12. Underlayment for hardwood flooring…
  13. Kitchen remodel – fixtures
  14. allowable slope, kitchen counter
  15. Pr. Antique gas / elec Chandeliers FS
  16. old insulation
  17. Porta-nails 402 deal??
  18. ICT Cans in contact with wood
  19. Customer Service
  20. Next McDesign Project candidate?
  21. Sistering Joists, Nails or Screws

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