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First-time installing stackable sliders, a bifold window, and triple-glazed casement windows are fastened through the frames: OA makes the mistakes, so you don't have to!

Seven-part SketchUp tutorial with 17 videos covering ground zero (gravel) to final finish. Design on 'paper'—before making sawdust.

Installing a 700-pound window into a second-floor rough opening without a crane

Wrapping the outside of a house adds thermal stability and bridges the gaps between new and old construction

Digging down below the bottom of a foundation wall is risky without adding structural support

Getting indoor air pollutants OUT of the living space is one way to improve indoor air quality.

ZIP System R-12 insulated sheathing covers a regularly framed wall, a shear wall, and a firewall

Streamline your string line strategy

A basement built with frost heave in mind