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Building With Style: Coping With a Hillside Lot

Design for a hillside lot More

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Troubleshooting Water Heaters

Most water heater problems can be solved quickly and at little cost — if you know what to look for. Two water heater specialists explain the step-by-step procedures for finding and fixing trouble. More

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Q&A: Protecting Floors During Remodeling

Q: In our remodeling business, we often demolish plaster and drywall in old homes, and find that the dust and fine abrasives work through just about everything we put down on the floor. What method do you recommend for protecting floors? Also, do you have any recommendations for a shop vac that works for drywall dust? More

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Building Doghouse Dormers

Adding small dormers is a classic remodeling job. With the right techniques, a two-man crew can frame, sheathe, and close in a dormer in one day. More

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For What It's Worth

Zero-clearance chimney, fire-proof caulk, pre-cut membrane flashing for skylights More

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Q&A: Is Rusty Rebar OK?

Q: All of the foundation specs we build on require rebar to be free of rust and mill scale. For years this hasn’t been an issue, until recently when a project manager called us on it. All we can think to do is wire brush the entire lot of rebar. Is this really necessary? More

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State-of-the-Art Contractor: Dirt-Cheap Digitizer

Inexpensive pen digitizer More

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Building With Style: The Great Mystery of House Design -- Scale

Scale: an elusive ingredient of good design More

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Building With Style: Traditional Styles Modern Needs
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Joining Unequally Pitched Roofs

A builder describes how he uses a framing square and full-scale layout to solve... More

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