Installing skirtboard, corners, window trim and utility blocks over two inches of foam insulation and rainscreen mesh

Wood moves. If you don't plan for wood movement, plan for a callback

How to install two layers of foam and Tyvek's Drainvent rainscreen over an old, lightly-insulated wall.

This old-school stem wall foundation method kills two birds with one stone

A hand-cut roof frame does not need to be done one piece at a time. Production rafter cutting is faster and more accurate 

What do you do when the wall is wider than the door jamb?

How to significantly cut energy use when residing a home

How to reduce ice dams, improve thermal performance, and boost the durability of homes with vented, insulated attics

This video treat is totally worth your thirteen minutes

Make the right shim for the woodworking or carpentry task at hand: cabinet installation, trim carpentry, or general remodeling chores

A quick roundup of building diagnostic tool articles and videos to help you choose and use IR cameras, blower doors, and other building diagnostic tools more effectively.

In case you were getting tired of Glulams and LVLs

Replacing the exterior foam parts and trimming out the exterior

A field-tested collection of videos, articles, and animated details on practical improvements to the framing process that strips out the less-valuable 'advice' often passed on by others

The updates are really only a big deal if you live in climate zones 4 or 5, like 65% (or so) of America does. But don't worry, climate change is making it smarter than ever to exceed the code minimum.

Construction details, jobsite construction videos, and audio explanations of the challenge our housing stock faces and solutions to dig out of the hole.

Removing the old window frame and weight pockets, reframing the rough opening, and flashing a new-construction flanged window into the old existing WRB

Closing a big opening in the foundation with ventilated rainscreen, durable siding, correct flashing, and an exterior entry door

Replacing a 30-Year old replacement window in a 100-year-old wall that was upgraded with exterior foam insulation 25 Years ago (part 2 of 4)

Flashing, ventilation, and ice dams

Replacing a 30-Year old replacement window in a 100-year-old wall that was upgraded with exterior foam insulation 25 Years ago (part 1 of 4)

Tips from an 'Old Goat' about working on older roofs

Innies, outies, and in-betweenies

Fat walls mean skinny energy bills