Flashing under an exterior door and along the bottom of a basement wall that used to have an overhead door

 

Matthias Wandel has a pretty extensive history devising ways to trap mice. The winters are long in Canada, and Matthias seems to have no shortage of mice in his shop.

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

Sometimes a blade thickness is waaay more than you need to cut off. If you need to take 1/32 off the end of a board, here's how to do it quickly.

In short, mortar is a mixture of some or all of the following materials: Portland cement, sand, lime clay, and more modern additives.

Quality, speed, and safety can work together

The first layer of foam is mostly an insulation layer; the outer layer is the air barrier and drainage plane. This video is about the first layer.

Making vinyl siding look great by eliminating ugly J-channel

The key to great-looking vinyl is great-looking trimwork (and great-looking vinyl)

Use real trim stock and give some thought to the layout—it will improve the look of your job 100 percent

Work WITH thermal properties of a material, not against them