Framing

Target practice is a favorite desktop diversion of many a desk jockey. Turns out it can be a bench top diversion as well.

Use modeling techniques to put together a 'two-story phone booth'—with cedar fascia?

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.

How much stronger is a house with key parts glued and nailed together rather than just nailed together?

Make a piece of wood and then manipulate it into four walls

Ten options for framers

But let me axe you this—how do they keep 'em sharp?

Soffits should be tight boxes hidden in your ceiling.

Two packages for high-performance homes. Vented and unvented roof insulation retrofits and exterior wall insulation details, along with rainscreen wall details for furring strips.