Traditional shipbuilding lives on in coastal homes

Its not how fast you roof, its how well you roof fast

How to install a roof to wall counter flashing and custom-cut one-piece step flashing into a brick wall.

How to find a moisture leak on a flat roof with multiple elevations

When reroofs are piecemeal rather than systemic, little things like drip edge can snowball. #HonorYourCraft

I spotted this interesting roof construction in Cuenca, Ecuador: Branch logs as rafters; purlins of split branch logs with thin brick overlaid in two strata

Sweat the details or you'll drown in them

Native plant homescaping

Sixteen tips and a few good jokes, too

 

Two packages for high performance homes. Vented and unvented roof insulation retrofits and exterior wall insulation details along with rainscreen wall details for furring strips.

Water and air leaks in a building shell are difficult enough to detail on simple buildings. Complex structures can cause headaches for builders, remodelers, and architects who don't pick up their pens and trace at the design stage.

  In Cartagena, Colombia, where the Spanish Inquisition burned 800 suspected sorcerers and witches in the town square, roofs were equipped with spiked corners to prevent witches from landing on them.

Rain should run off the roof and into the gutter

Flashing a humpy old roof valley requires a little give and take, and a backup plan

Dealing with dips and making clean overlaps

A three-foot stick can hold a section of step flashing out of the way while you work the membrane into place.

Roof valleys are like gutters with a steep pitch. Just because they are steep, doesn't mean they're not gutters.

Another use for your broken shovels