More stories about Panels

• Framing a Round Tower

  A Long Island contractor uses preassembled framing and a forklift to build a dramatic circular stairwell.

• Installing Residential Elevators

  A second-generation elevator installer lays out what GCs need to know to prepare for and coordinate the installation of residential elevators.

• Gypsum-Board Firewalls

  A multifamily builder finds that gypsum-board area separation walls have some important advantages over traditional masonry walls.

• Q&A: Various Strengthening Garage Door Walls

  Q. Can anyone explain the actual technical concern and reason that new building codes are requiring specific structural improvements on garage door "lug walls" (the short walls next to the garage door opening)?

• Backfill

  Shop-built dormers for a stress-skin roof

• An Invisible Tile Access Panel

  Installing and tiling a whirlpool tub often means undoing someone else's work. A veteran tile contractor tells how he copes with sequence problems and provides future access to the pump.

• Shearwalls for Coastal Homes

  A design-build contractor explains how to meet the International Code's new coastal wind-load requirements by using shearwalls that work with your design, not against it.

• Q&A: Supplying Power to an Outbuilding

  Q. What's the right way to deliver power to an outbuilding? I'd like to have a panel capable of powering a small shop.

• Kitchen & Bath: Tile Backers

  Tile backers

• Installing an Ornamental Tile Floor

  A stiff, strong subfloor and an accurate layout add up to a top-quality tile floor. A veteran tilesetter explains his approach.