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This modular plastic footing form doubles as a perimeter drain.
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A roofing contractor with 30-plus years in the business tells why traditional built-up roofing continues to be popular and describes how to lay down a long-lasting roof.
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A concrete contractor explains how he creates good-looking walks, drives, and patios by combining aggregate finish concrete with inlayed brick and stone.
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A contractor who depends on frame scaffolding for daily production relates some basic rules for safe setup and use.
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Wormdrive clarification, deck ledger connections, shredded framing, on-site septic
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There's more to a lasting paint job than choosing a color. Two experts answer builders' questions about how to make sure the paint sticks.
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Q. Fiber-cement siding comes primed. Can I go straight to a top coat? What's the best paint to use?
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A veteran masonry contractor describes how he built a series of stone arches below a wood-framed terrace.
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Lumber trade standoff, builder's contract gag clause causes controversy, simpler energy code in the works, gravel pumping may be in your future
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An excavation contractor describes the installation of plastic leach chambers on a site where a conventional leach field wouldn't work.