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Building roads * Retaining walls * Footings * Walkout foundations * Stem walls * Slabs * Frost-protected foundations * Foundation repair * Half wall foundations * Tying-in to existing foundations * Foundation details
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Unless flashed properly, cantilevered deck joists provide a path for rainwater to soak the wall framing. In this story, a specialty remodeler tells how he deals with the consequences.
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A Colorado builder explains how he poured a new foundation well around the existing one to provide support and a smooth surface for waterproofing.
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In this design-build project, a remodeling company turned a little-used sunroom addition back into an elegant open-air porch.
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Fran, this North Carolina builder gained experience in insurance work — and helped his community rebuild.
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Initial foundation settlement can leave vertical cracks in brick veneer cladding, which, though ugly, pose no structural problem. A North Carolina builder describes how he makes the repairs, using tricks gleaned from masons.
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Online building permits; sunroom code changes; tool recalls; plumbing with lead-containing brass reconsidered; foundation failures in Texas droughts; more
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Q: What’s the best way to build up a damaged bullnose corner on exterior stucco?
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Tuning up your transit
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Quick hanger for heavy loads; vent-boot for the color conscious; solar-activated attic fan; spray-on roof patch; foundation crack repair kit; mortarless retaining wall; clear cement caulk; sound-reducing underlayment; premolded skylight curb flashing; more