San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

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Solar Hot Water 101

Solar water heating has a proven record of cutting energy costs. Here's what you... More

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Weatherstripping Existing Windows

A California remodeler tells how he retrofits weatherstripping on existing wood... More

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Legal: Do You Want to Be the Second Contractor on a Job?

Do you want to be the second contractor on a job? More

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High-Tech Office in a Truck

From returning phone calls to getting change-order approvals, this remodeler makes... More

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Letters

Steel header retrofit, retaining wall basics, fly ash concrete, in praise of Palms... More

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Letters To The Editor

Painting popcorn ceilings, repairing a stone foundation, garage floor finishes, cracked manufactured stone More

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Retrofitting Basements

Building restrictions in California are prompting homeowners who want more space... More

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Q&A: Painting Popcorn Ceilings

Q. Several of my customers have “popcorn” ceilings that are old and dirty. Is there any way of painting them short of spray-painting? More

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Notebook

NAHB pulls out of NFPA code process, new device for drying basements, California claimed unfair to nonunion apprenticeship programs, suburb’s no-step entry requirement dropped, Business Tune-Up, more More

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Products

Contemporary range hoods, pro-duty ratchets, heat-loss calculator, time-saving floor finisher, laminate ceiling planks, carbide chop-saw blades, more More

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