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Forget the 5,000-square-foot beach house just out of sight in the photos.
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A master at work
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A year after Katrina: voices and impressions from a region rethinking how to build
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Are weep holes in a typical wood-frame brick-veneer home required anywhere other than at the bottom? What about over and under windows?
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Q. Can I use type X "fire code" gypsum board to reduce clearances to combustibles for a woodstove pipe? For example, could I attach a layer or two of gypsum board to the side or bottom of a nearby cabinet to reduce the required 18-inch clearance?
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Heard and seen at JLC Live
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Q. I'm reroofing and residing a small home with no soffits. The customer wants to add attic ventilation. I have no problem adding the ridge vents, but there is no soffit overhang to put the eaves vents in. In fact, to have enough space for the vinyl J-cha
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Q. We built a custom home for a client in west Michigan a couple of years ago, and the home has had problems with ice ever since. It's a 1,450-square-foot ranch with cathedral ceilings and many can lights throughout. We used blown fiberglass insulation in the ceiling assemblies. From the beginning...
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JLC staff take a close look at ten windows from national manufacturers.
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Combined with a working drain, this new type of plastic membrane keeps groundwater out of the foundation while allowing moisture in the concrete to evaporate to the outside. Here’s how it’s installed.