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Features

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    A Builder's Guide to Computer Hardware

    When buying IT equipment, bigger and faster are not always better. Our technology expert tells how to get the most bang for your buck.

     
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    Framing a Round Tower

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

     
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    Helical Pier Foundations for Problem Sites

    Where space is tight or soils are unstable, building on helical piers can save time and money. A Colorado remodeler who specializes in room additions explains.

     
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    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.

     

  • Success With Spanish-Speaking Employees

    Three builders who employ mostly Spanish-speaking workers answer questions about communication, safety, cultural differences, and other matters.

     
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    Rooftop Decks for Coastal Homes

    Building a deck over living space can be a tricky proposition. An architect and builder describes his method for suspending the deck framing from parapet walls, above an EPDM rubber membrane roof.

     

Letters

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    Letters

    Wormdrive clarification, deck ledger connections, shredded framing, on-site septic

     

News

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    In the News

    Wormdrive clarification, deck ledger connections, shredded framing, on-site septic

     

Q&A

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    Q&A: Right Tools for Hanging Doors

    Q. I typically use prehung doors, but I'm building a project where I'll need to hang a dozen or more 13/8-inch 6-8 interior door slabs in 3/4-inch-thick custom poplar jambs. I also have to bore and install the cylinder passage sets. Could you advise me ho

     

  • Q&A: Moss on Cedar Shingles

    Q. How can I kill moss growing on cedar shake roofs? And after I've killed the moss, what can I put on the roof to keep it from growing again?

     

  • Q&A: Gutters in Cold Climes

    Q. The jury still seems to be out as to whether to install gutters in a northern climate. Could you please shed some light on this, especially as to how omitting gutters would contribute to leaky basements?

     

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Kitchen & Bath

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    Kitchen & Bath

    Keeping up with tile standards; simple mosaics; laminates; decorative hardware

     

Products

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    Products

    Vibrant vinyl, inswing french doors, fire-stopping foam; exterior trim; water heaters; surface protection

     

Toolbox

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    Toolbox

    Bosch compact belt sander; quick coping for flat moldings; hand-carry compressors; metal-working tools

     

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