As a building inspector, I used to spot potential health and safety violations with a keen eye, calling out “trip hazards”, “head-knockers” and “shock threats” with regularity.

It's all in the wrist.

Samurai Carpenter tackles a whole new world: texturing a ceiling.

Storage, shade, and a feedlot for farm animals.

Covering the roof of an old house with a blanket of insulation makes the house more comfortable and it cuts energy use.

... but were afraid to Google it

Smart windows can control how much heat and light is let through the glass through plasma physics and nanotechnology

It can come from surprising places

OMG, the Ogee is an angle!

Two videos about layout, setting the base, laying the pavers, and filling the joints

Editors from ProToolReviews.com took the best-known reciprocating saws through a series of tests to measure performance, features, and how user-friendly they are.

Plunge cut flush and smooth | Into baseboard or flooring | Money CAN buy happiness

The final video in the series: Did you model the pergola to be too tall? How to Lower the Joists and Narrow the Width of the Pergola

The second layer of foam is the air barrier and drainage plane.

Forget about the turtles, look at the tile

Three videos: How to add Grass and Paver Textures, How to Manipulate Wood Grain, and Adding Furniture (and friends) From the Digital Big Box.

New energy codes are coming (very) soon; many states are jumping straight to the most aggressive one

How to replace bifold doors with bypass doors (and make them look good in the process.)

Brick seems like a stone, but stones break down to sand, silt. Water always wins.

In some ways, the first world is quite far behind.

No nails required

No, this video is not all that focused on home building and remodeling. BUT, bugs, do indeed find homes in houses, coffee is a large part of any jobsite, and biofuels—well, they have always been part of the construction landscape in one form or another.

#ÜberRoof: A site-built ventilated SIP roof sandwich.

Not satisfied with a simple pergola post, The Timber Tailor adds lamb's tongue chamfers to each corner

How to frame the conversation with customers to clarify which information is most relevant to their window choice.