Roofing

How to install a roof-to-wall counter flashing and custom-cut one-piece step flashing into a brick wall.

How to find a moisture leak on a flat roof with multiple elevations

When reroofs are piecemeal rather than systemic, little things like drip edge can snowball. #HonorYourCraft

I spotted this interesting roof construction in Cuenca, Ecuador: Branch logs as rafters; purlins of split branch logs with thin brick overlaid in two strata

Step flashing, chimney flashing, and pipe flashings keep water out of the roof, but only if installed well

Sweat the details or you'll drown in them

Native plant homescaping

Sixteen tips and a few good jokes, too

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.