October 2017 Table of Contents

Features
Whole-House Liquid Air-Sealing Whole-House Liquid Air-Sealing

A new method for air-sealing the shell Read more

Kitchen Lighting Design Kitchen Lighting Design

Strategies for creating a functional and beautiful space Read more

Moving a Carriage House Moving a Carriage House

How do you lift and brace a 15-ton historic structure, then roll the assembly along an I-beam track to its new foundation? Very carefully. Read more

Q&A
Framing Stronger Window Rough Openings Framing Stronger Window Rough Openings

There is a structural difference between full-height jacks at window openings vs. split jacks that fit around the rough sill. Read more

Business
How to Identify and Analyze Profit How to Identify and Analyze Profit

Profit can be looked at in two ways: in dollars (gross profit and net profit), or as a percentage of sales (gross margin and net margin). Read more

Training the Trades
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