More stories about Outbuildings

• Manufactured Storm Shelters

  Installing these underground units can be a profitable sideline in tornado country.

• Reflections on Reconstructing an Old Barn

  The materials for this project arrived on the job the usual way — via truck delivery — but that was pretty much where any resemblance to a normal job ended.

• Better Concrete Garage Floors

  Ten tips for pouring stronger, crack-free concrete slabs.

• A Greener Garage

  Eighty-eight percent of Overhead Door's EcoBuilt Garage Door Panel is derived from recycled Douglas fir, says the company, and the rest is a combination of exterior-grade resins and wax.

• Fine Grain

  Many steel-framed garage doors look like wood only from a distance.

• Crafting the Historic Outbuilding In Hurricane Country

• Ah, Summer

  Forget the 5,000-square-foot beach house just out of sight in the photos.

• Raising the Pitch of an Existing Roof

  By combining trusses with stick framing, the author was able to frame a new roof without damaging the finished rooms below.

• Q&A: Floor Level of the Garage

  Q: Can the floor of an attached garage be at the same elevation as the floor of adjacent living space, or does there have to be a step down into the garage?

• In the News

  Austin passes modest accessibility requirement for new houses; study finds pneumatic-nailer triggering has little effect on speed; builders fined for runoff; more