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Features

Innovative Products for Builders & Remodelers

JLC's annual pick of products designed to help you work faster, better, and smarter.
Pouring a Structural Slab

An East Coast builder describes the process of forming and pouring a structural garage slab using polystyrene deck forms.
Preventing Chimney Cap Failure

Chimney caps are too often poorly detailed and are the first part of the chimney to degrade. A mason explains how to build a durable cap.
Quicker Coffered Ceilings

This production-oriented method greatly speeds this common ceiling treatment without sacrificing construction quality or aesthetics.
Tool Test: Sliding Compound Miter Saws

A custom stairbuilder compares 13 saws, looking for the features that professional carpenters need.
Weatherstripping Existing Windows

A California remodeler tells how he retrofits weatherstripping on existing wood windows for sound and thermal insulation.

Letters

Letters

Deck ledger connections, gutters in cold climates, Porter-Cable 100 router, more

News

In the News

Cement shortage, creating a wetland, health concern about old plaster, workers comp reform in California, lightning- resistant flexible gas line

Q&A

Q&A: Various Forming a Brick Shelf in a Concrete Foundation

Q. I'm planning to form a simple 4-foot stem wall foundation for a single-story garage using plywood, snap ties, and walers. It needs to have a brick ledge for the top 10 to 12 inches, which will show above grade. What's a simple, effective way to do this
Q&A: Buildup in Shower Drains

Q. Recently I've run into a couple of incidents where a crystallized white substance has formed on the shower floor and in the drain. In both cases the showers have mud-set floors and are entirely tiled. The water is from a public source. In one case, the
Q&A: Reducing Clearance to Woodstove Pipe

Q. Can I use type X "fire code" gypsum board to reduce clearances to combustibles for a woodstove pipe? For example, could I attach a layer or two of gypsum board to the side or bottom of a nearby cabinet to reduce the required 18-inch clearance?

Design

Design: Locating a Fireplace in a Family Room with a TV

Locating a fireplace in a family room with a TV

Business

Business

Managing cash flow, deciding to be competitive, employee benefits

Legal

Legal: Why Subs Must Carry Liability Insurance

Why your subs need to carry liability insurance

Computers

Computers: The First True Digital Clipboard

Tablet PC system for builders

Kitchen & Bath

Kitchen & Bath

Resources for cabinetmakers, radiant heating products; kitchen faucets

Products

Products

Domestic water; home automation; manufactured fireplaces

Toolbox

Toolbox

Hilti reciprocating saws; safer pump jacks; turbo sander; theft prevention

Backfill

Backfill: Subtle Soffit Vent

A subtle soffit vent