A Framer's Guide to Shear Wall Construction
Tim Uhler explains how he builds braced walls that will meet code in seismic and high wind zones. Read more
Cutting a Big Hole in a Brick Wall
How Jake Lewandowski and his crew shored up and expanded a door opening in a brick veneer block wall. Read more
Replacing a Rot-damaged Window Casing
Instead of installing exterior window trim one piece at a time, it’s more efficient to preassemble a 'trim kit'—and install it as a unit. Read more
Exterior Molding Repairs That Last
Clients that own historic homes are often proud of the exterior details. Restoration carpenter Tom O’Brien explains how to make them last. Read more
Prepping an Old Bathroom Floor For New Tile
How two Maine builders remediated sagging floor joists in a century-old structure for a new tile finish. Read more
Efficient, Squeak-Free Stairs
How to build well-crafted, rock-solid stairs on site that rival the quality of pre-fabricated units. Read more
Job Pricing Blunders
A hard look at how construction business owners often fail in how they price jobs. Read more
Insulating Parapets and Balconies
In New York City, balconies and parapets now require continuous insulation. Here's how one architect is tackling that tricky detail. Read more
Q&A
The Secret to Painting Mitered Casing
Expert painter Scott Burt breaks down how to avoid brush marks when painting tricky miter joints. Read more
S-Traps vs. P-Traps
One of them is prone to siphoning off, which allows sewer gas to escape through the drain pipes. Do you know which one to avoid? Read more
A Primo Cordless 12-Inch Miter Saw
Mark Clement checks out Milwaukee’s new M18 Fuel dual bevel 12-inch sliding compound miter saw. Read more
Review: ‘The Remodeling Life’
The biggest obstacles to growth are often the limitations of the business owner. Read more
Floating Floor System
Daltile’s RevoTile system adapts the company’s porcelain tile offerings to a new floating floor system designed to reduce installation time. Read more
Thin, Lightweight Brick
Made from real fired clay, the product can be installed nearly anywhere, including on vaulted ceilings, as fireplace facings, and for backsplashes. Read more
Tankless Water Heater With Scale Prevention
A.O. Smith designed its new line of gas/propane tankless water heaters to eliminate the need for regular scale-related maintenance. Read more
Energy-Efficient Radon Fan
Installers can adjust the fan speed on Fantech's new Rn2EC to accommodate different soil types. Read more
Composite Board Cladding
Trex Cladding is derived from square-edge Trex Transcend deck boards. Read more
Compact Polyurethane Foam
A low-pressure, low-density, two-component spray polyurethane foam from Icynene-LaPolla for contractors looking to complete touch-ups on the job. Read more
One-Man Hole Digger
If you're tired of digging post holes by hand, check out this 1.3-horsepower auger. Read more
Wood-Grain Top Rails
Feeney is offering a wood look in a powder-coat finish to top off its cable railing systems. Read more
Bidet Toilet and Seats
Customizable features include nozzle position, water temperature, seat temperature, and spray strength. Read more
Vertical Cable Railing
Preassembled sections with pretensioned steel cables speed up installation. Read more
Multipurpose Roof Tape
IKO GoldSeam tape is designed to prevent ice and water infiltration as well as rodent and insect infestation. Read more
Concrete Repair Epoxy
Simpson Strong-Tie’s new line of structural epoxy products can be applied at a wide range of temperatures. Read more