General floor framing and subfloor installation guidelines and principles

PVC moves in response to temperature swings, but it doesn't move like you think it does. To make the movement predictable, Install TIGHT and fasten RIGHT 

Use continuous exterior insulation to wrap old homes with cold bones

Flood-resistant construction is a critical piece of resilient design and construction

Hydroflash LA and Invisiwrap UV make a watertight, airtight, and UV-safe opening behind the open cladding

Sharpening with an angle grinder is less tedious, boring, and slow than with a file

Trees and shrubs are fuel, but now neighbors are a greater risk

Last time on Building Resilience, we were cutting styrofoam, gluing the back, and sticking it to the walls in two crawlspaces, where we had already plopped it on the floor. That’s when we broke out the froth packs."Spray foam insulation. It’s a big part of how we build today, it’s one of the key ingredients in our building type.

Wildfire is a growing threat to buildings all over North America; the main solution is recognizing the problem and looking to solve it

House wrap that sticks to the wall eliminates cap staples and some window flashing

Reducing roof framing geometry to framing lumber with a calculator, a speed square, and a circular saw

Sealing a crawlspace against bulk water and soil moisture using rigid foam and spray polyurethane foam

Five steps to take before putting solar panels on the roof

Transferring different loads through many engineered lumber beams is central to remodel framing

How to pull a rabbet out of your hat—because woodworking mistakes happen

We're diving into the meaning of deconstruction and demolition, and we're doing it, too

Tying together the structure together and tying it down to the ground

Season 2 is back in Minneapolis for a large-scale retrofit of a 111-year-old house: Tightening up the envelope, adding durability to the shell, and dramatically improving the interior conditioning and IAQ

We were thrilled that Benjamin Obdyke chose to sponsor the show, but it meant that we had to get our story straight about how to pronounce their name...

For multiple holes in drywall, a unipatch is better than eyebrows

Flashing must extend all the way from the wall to the outside. Oh yeah, and it has to be watertight and eight people have to work on it...

A small collection of videos on the topic of demolition.

A deep energy retrofit in Concord, MA illustrates everything you need to know to bring a house to energy überville