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November 24, 2015

Updated: June 15, 2023

Installing a Flanged Window to Replace an Old One

If you need to replace windows that are old, inefficient, leaky, or painted shut, maybe even rotted, this video’s for you

Windows & Doors

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November 20, 2015

Updated: June 15, 2023

Installing Drip Edge on a Humpy Old Roof

Dealing with dips and making clean overlaps

November 19, 2015

Updated: June 15, 2023

How to Talk to Customers About Universal Design: Don’t

The secret to incorporating Universal Design features into a home's design.

November 16, 2015

Updated: June 15, 2023

How to Cut a Hole in Drywall for Electrical Boxes

The switchplates will only cover a little gap, so if your cut is sloppy, you'll have to come back to patch. And someone has to pay for that.

Tile, Flooring, Drywall

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November 14, 2015

Updated: June 15, 2023

Magical Houses Made from Bamboo

What it is like to design and build houses without CDX and drywall: Freeing, captivating, undulating, and addictive.

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November 4, 2015

Updated: June 15, 2023

How to Plane A Wide Board with a Router

With scrap lumber and a couple of hours, Samurai Carpenter builds a jig and smooths a log into the beginnings of a tabletop ...

October 31, 2015

Updated: June 15, 2023

Behind the Scenes of a ProTradeCraft Video Shoot

A mashup of various footage shot for the Rapacious Creditor series

Concrete & Masonry

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October 27, 2015

Updated: June 15, 2023

Hillbilly Tool Hack: A Homemade Shingle Stripping Tool

Another use for your broken shovels

October 26, 2015

Updated: June 15, 2023

'Scribing' Tip: Notch it With a Multitool

How to make a tight scribe joint: don't scribe it. Boom.

Trimwork & Cabinetry

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October 23, 2015

Updated: June 15, 2023

How to Repair a Gouge in a Wood Floor (without refinishing)

It's all in the wrist.

Tile, Flooring, Drywall

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