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  • Supporting a Brick Chimney With Structural Steel

    A pair of I-beams support a three-story brick chimney in this basement remodel.

  • Rule of Three: Milwaukee M18 Fuel Cordless Tools

    Three new technologies come together to maximize performance in this cordless tool line.

  • Road Work: Chevy Silverado With WiFi

    Turn your truck into a mobile workstation with Chevy's Silverado with high-speed Wi-Fi.

  • Commendable Achievement - The Morgan Library & Museum, McKim Building Restoration, New York

    J.P. Morgan's mansion at the corner of Madison Avenue and East 36th Street was the first electrically lit private residence in New York City, a feat the banking mogul took great pride in.

  • An Energy Retrofit in Stages

    I'm a building energy consultant in central Wisconsin. I recently had a chance to perform a major energy retrofit on a modest ranch-style house just south of Lacrosse, Wis.

  • Inline Circular Saws

    As a framer, I prefer inline saws to sidewinders because they're more durable and less likely to bog down in heavy cutting.

  • 12-Volt Drill/Drivers

    The new generation of lithium-ion subcompacts are lightweight and surprisingly powerful for their size.

  • Tool Test: Oscillating Multi-Tools

    These handy devices fill in where other tools fall short.

  • Wisconsin Attorney General Eases Building Permit Restrictions

    Localities can't impose standards more stringent than the state's.

  • People

    Antonio Riley, executive director of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, has been selected as a regional administrator for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).