March 31, 2016 Updated: June 15, 2023 Four Deck Foundation Tips Four tips on sizing, dealing with frost, choosing hardware, and preventing uplift Decks & Porches YouTube video
March 30, 2016 Updated: June 15, 2023 How The 2015 Energy Code Affects Historic & Existing Buildings You can dig in to the roof without adding more insulation, but you can't dig far HVAC & Mechanicals Insulation & Air Sealing Article
March 29, 2016 Updated: June 15, 2023 Fiber-Cement Panel Siding on a Rainscreen Wall Large flat panels of fiber-cement make a modern-looking siding. Metal track keeps the lines clean Siding & Exterior Trim Video video
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March 27, 2016 Updated: June 15, 2023 Peruvian Patinas of Local Building Materials From the Earth, basic materials become the building blocks of a home—nature nurtures native spaces. Siding & Exterior Trim Photos photos
March 26, 2016 Updated: June 15, 2023 Build a Desktop Catapult! Target practice is a favorite desktop diversion of many a desk jockey. Turns out it can be a bench top diversion as well. Framing Trimwork & Cabinetry Video Treats video
March 25, 2016 Updated: June 15, 2023 Build a Floor System in Sketchup Use modeling techniques to put together a 'two-story phone booth'—with cedar fascia? Framing Video video
March 22, 2016 Updated: October 19, 2023 Laminating Little Wood into Big Slabs: Good Glue-Up, No Biscuits A rather biased view on whether or not to use biscuit joiners for slab glue-ups—but what do you really think, Jesse? Trimwork & Cabinetry Woodworking YouTube video
March 18, 2016 Updated: June 15, 2023 Roof Flashings Done Right Step flashing, chimney flashing, and pipe flashings keep water out of the roof, but only if installed well Roofing YouTube video
March 17, 2016 Updated: June 15, 2023 How to Replace A Floor Joist—#TheHardWay Installing a floor joist is a relatively easy task in new construction. But replacing one in a house that already stands? That’s a different story. Framing Video video
March 15, 2016 Updated: June 15, 2023 Lap Siding Basics Little details make a difference in how a siding job looks—and lasts. Sweat the details Siding & Exterior Trim Video video
March 14, 2016 Updated: June 15, 2023 Airtight Drywall: Step by Step With blower door tests in the building code, it is up to more than just the insulators or the GC to deliver results: many trades have a stake. Insulation & Air Sealing Tile, Flooring, Drywall Glues, Sealants, Coatings Details in 4D detail
March 13, 2016 Updated: June 15, 2023 The Colorful Character of Las Casas de Cartegena, Columbia What doesn't kill you makes you stronger Siding & Exterior Trim Photos photos
March 11, 2016 Updated: June 15, 2023 Best Practices for Steep-Slope Roofing Sweat the details or you'll drown in them Roofing WRB & Flashing Article
March 10, 2016 Updated: June 15, 2023 Framing Tip — Kitchen Plans are Different from Blueprints Don't forget to add the drywall thickness to the kitchen plan dimensions for an accurate framing layout. Kitchen plans indicate finished dimensions, not rough. Trimwork & Cabinetry Kitchens & Baths Video video
March 8, 2016 Updated: June 15, 2023 Prepping Rainscreen Walls for Siding Old walls are wavy. Old walls with a lot of foam on them are easy to make flat. Siding & Exterior Trim Video video
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March 5, 2016 Updated: June 15, 2023 Vaulted Brick Ceiling This weekend's video treat is all about suspending gravity with bricks, mortar, and craftsmanship. Concrete & Masonry YouTube video
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March 4, 2016 Updated: June 15, 2023 Insulate and Airseal Behind Tubs and Showers The biggest hole in the bathroom Insulation & Air Sealing Kitchens & Baths Glues, Sealants, Coatings YouTube video
March 3, 2016 Updated: February 25, 2024 Where Ledger Meets Lath: Integrating a Deck into Stucco Stucco is likely to last significantly longer than the decking, so make it easy to replace the decking without disrupting the stucco. Siding & Exterior Trim Decks & Porches WRB & Flashing YouTube video
March 2, 2016 Updated: June 15, 2023 A Thermal Peek Inside Walls: IR Cameras 101 For the price of a drywall repair, you can look inside walls with a thermal camera at insulation and air leaks Insulation & Air Sealing YouTube video
March 1, 2016 Updated: June 15, 2023 Head2Head Tool Test: 18V Drills A crowded field of power-hungry drills is dissected with power, speed, and torque tests Tools Article
February 29, 2016 Updated: June 15, 2023 Window Trim-Out for Thick-Walls: Extension Jambs on the Outside From extension jambs to mullions, begin with the biggest piece and work to the smallest Siding & Exterior Trim Windows & Doors Video video