An easy to make scoop that cleans the bucket as you empty it.

Buenos Aires is an architectural voyeur’s destination, with gothic, and ornate classical buildings that rival Europe in grandeur. There are also a lot of cool homes, and street-level building craft to admire.

A fast and inexpensive way to patch stucco walls. Put this in your bag of tricks.

An interesting project that requires redundant water management detailing

Getting silicone to stick to the window and not your finger

Paint-on waterproofing membrane, physics, and forethought protect an old window—and allow future maintenance—while sealing a big hole in a wet and windy wall

"This is the most important part to waterproof because this is the place where all the water will end up and it might leak if not done correctly." 

—Michal Mroczko

An item on the Energy Star Thermal Bypass Checklist. Item 5.1.2, to be exact ...

A secret weapon in the war on loose joints: 2P-10 a two-part glue that dries in ten seconds.