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• Synthetic Decking As Quality Advances Preference Becomes a Matter of Appearance

• Staining Steel Garage Doors to Look Like Wood

  As the owners of a San Clemente, Calif., specialty painting company called Rags 2 Rich's, husband-and-wife team Rich Howe and Cindy Miller do a wide range of faux-finish work, including convincing renderings of masonry, plaster, and marble.

• Restoring an Old Porch

  Solid piers, strengthened framing, and durable finish materials promise a long life for this rejuvenated beauty.

• Siding With Cedar Shingles

  Install a tight weather barrier, choose top-quality shingles, and use smart production techniques.

• Rescuing a Spreading Roof

  A horizontal beam and steel tie rods resist rafter thrust with little disruption to the rest of the structure.

• Weathertight Windows

  How a wet-climate builder details the layers to keep out the rain.

• Quick Porch Enclosure

  Over 20 years ago, on a vinyl siding job, I screened in a deck that had a shed roof.

• A Stair Builder's Tool Kit

  For short cash and a little effort, you’ll save lots of time on your next handrail installation.

• Reclaimed Wood Flooring From HomerWood

  HomerWood. Reclaimed Hardwood flooring is crafted from slow-growth Appalachian timber from deconstructed barns in Ohio, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. The kiln-dried wood features character markings such as nail holes, cracks, and mineral streaks. It comes with the companys low-luster Oil Naturals...

• Low Emissions

  UltraStock-Free MDF by Temple-Inland has no added urea formaldehyde, meaning that it contains only trace amounts naturally found in the wood-fiber ingredient itself.