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Features

JLC 2003 Index
Making the Markup Move

Are you charging what your work is worth? Seven veteran builders tell how they learned to stop undercharging and get serious about turning a profit.
Repairing a Bulging Foundation

A veteran contractor shares his method of repairing damaged foundations with tension rods and concrete deadmen.
Top-Down Roofing

Installing shingles in 4- to 7-foot lifts from the ridge down reduces granule loss and makes the job go faster.
Clever Storage for Kitchen and Bath

Rethinking standard cabinet configurations allows you to make use of space that would otherwise go to waste. The owner of a high-end remodeling company provides several examples.
Fixing the Holes Where the Air Gets In

Reducing air leakage boosts thermal performance, reduces drafts, and keeps this GC's customers comfortable.

Letters

Letters

Stucco rebuttal, vinyl details, preventing hanger corrosion, Mac privacy protection, flashing tops of deck joists

News

In the News

New ventilation standard, economics of OSB prices, ICFs resist test blasts, after the California fires, green building products

Q&A

Q&A: LVL Dimensions

Q. Why are LVLs sized differently than framing lumber? I can understand the 13/4-inch-thickness dimension, because two laminations make up a matching header for a 2x4 wall, but why are they 91/2 inches deep instead of 91/4?
Q&A: Comparing Propane and Oil

Q. Which home heating fuel is usually cheaper, oil or propane?
Q&A: How to Prime New Pine

Q. We're new home builders and use a lot of newly milled kiln-dried eastern white pine exterior trim. We paint it in batches, spraying both sides with a good-quality oil-based primer, then following with two topcoats of 100% acrylic. To cut down drying time, we'd like to switch to an acrylic primer...

Business

Business: Allocating Overhead to Labor Makes Financial Sense

Allocating overhead to labor

Legal

Legal: Writing an Employee Manual

Writing an employee manual

Computers

Computers: Document Management With ACT!

Document management with ACT!

Kitchen & Bath

Kitchen & Bath

Tile; water filters; recycling centers

Products

Products

Harness dolly, watertight decking, bamboo plywood; structural fasteners; central vac & accessories; exterior doors

Toolbox

Toolbox

Dust-free drywall sanding; Impulse utility stapler; demolition tools

Backfill

Backfill: Hull-House Remodel

Life in a boat