April 8, 2024 A Drywall Lift Will Do The Heavy Lifting for You: Two Options A walk-through of a drywall lift for ceilings and a drywall lift for walls Tile, Flooring, Drywall YouTube
April 5, 2024 Framing Walls With Forcefield Sheathing (Building Resilience Season 3) Framing walls using OSB with integrated weather resistive barrier (WRB) speeds the dry-in process and simplifies the air barrier Framing Insulation & Air Sealing Video
April 4, 2024 Notch Like A Boss: Secrets for Cutting Decking Around Deck Posts Dope details don't just happen; they are planned and executed Decks & Porches Video video
Sponsor Content April 1, 2024 Updated: June 18, 2024 Rainscreen Installation for a Stone Veneer Wall Rainscreens protect buildings from moisture with proper ventilation Siding & Exterior Trim Sponsor Content
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March 26, 2024 Replacing a Concrete Driveway A two-day concrete driveway pour compressed to an informative eleven minutes Concrete & Masonry YouTube
March 18, 2024 Are You Clamping Your Woodworking Too Long? Probably. Four hours of clamping is enough for the wood glue to be stronger than the wood Woodworking Trimwork & Cabinetry YouTube
March 14, 2024 Updated: August 29, 2024 Three Tips for Venting a Clothes Dryer All clothes dryers should vent directly outside HVAC & Mechanicals YouTube Historical Content Type Reference
March 12, 2024 Updated: March 25, 2024 How to Calculate Hip, Valley, and Jack Rafter Lengths A construction calculator makes quick work of complicated hip and valley roof framing Framing Details in 4D
March 11, 2024 Updated: March 14, 2024 Coating Drywall Nails and Screws Like a PRO You only need to move the drywall knife in two passes, up, down, done, and repeat for the second coat of drywall compound YouTube Tile, Flooring, Drywall
March 7, 2024 Decking a Roof (3): Measuring Hip Panels The nuances of measuring are what separates the kids from the carpenters Framing Video video
February 19, 2024 Painting Cabinets Without A Spray Gun Dry-rolling is a technique for painting cabinets that gets great results without a spray rig—or the overspray that comes with it. Trimwork & Cabinetry Glues, Sealants, Coatings YouTube
February 15, 2024 Tool Review: Spyder 7-1/4" Circular Saw Blade Spyder Circular Saw Blade Set to Compete Against Diablo, Milwaukee, and Others Article Tools
February 13, 2024 Winter Work Gloves from Milwaukee for Demolition and Construction Just in time for winter work, a review of two new styles from Milwaukee Article Tools
February 5, 2024 DIY Wall Texture in a Can Wall texture patches without a compressor or mud hopper Tile, Flooring, Drywall YouTube
February 1, 2024 How to Glue-Up Flat Panels in Woodworking Perfectly flat panels begin with the right lumber, machined thoughtfully, and clamped like a champ. We have a couple of post-glue-up tricks, too. Woodworking YouTube
January 30, 2024 How Much Heat Really Leaks Out of the Attic Hatch of an Insulated Ceiling? Dr. Bailes does the math Insulation & Air Sealing YouTube video
January 25, 2024 Defensible Space and Other Wildland Fire Protection Strategies Home design and retrofitting techniques for wildland wildfire defense Design YouTube video
January 22, 2024 Updated: April 24, 2024 Resilient Building Enclosure: Eliminate Water and Air Leaks w/ Hydrogap SA Peel and stick housewrap from sheds water and stops air. A mesh rainscreen allows drainage and drying WRB & Flashing Insulation & Air Sealing Video
January 19, 2024 Tips and Tricks Every Woodworker Should Know How to overcome jointer-absence, find the center of anything, and measure between two inside corners Woodworking YouTube video
January 18, 2024 Updated: March 25, 2024 The Inside Dope on Retaining Walls: How They Work Walls that resist earth movement are designed differently than walls that resist wind or water Sitework Design YouTube video
January 15, 2024 Air Sealing Before (and After) Hanging Drywall Sealing big and little holes in walls, floors, and ceilings with caulks, sealants, and spray foams Tile, Flooring, Drywall Insulation & Air Sealing YouTube
January 13, 2024 A Guitar Made from Hollow Core Doors OK, we covered making a drum set out of cardboard and epoxy, here's Tim Sway to make an acoustic guitar out of a few hollow core doors. And a CNC machine.And a lot of glue. And a lot of spare time.Did we mention the glue? Woodworking Video Treats
Sponsor Content January 12, 2024 Updated: January 15, 2024 Before Installing Manufactured Stone Veneer, Set Up the Jobsite Materials storage, safety, and reasonable workspace top the list Concrete & Masonry Siding & Exterior Trim YouTube
January 11, 2024 4 Ways to Sharpen a Carpenter's Pencil Why square pencils are better than round ones, and a handful of trick-sharpening methods from a master carpenter Framing YouTube video