Our friend in Victoria BC, the Samurai Carpenter walks us through the timber frame tiny home that he has crafted—much of it from driftwood.

A faster way to build affordable housing in a tropical climate. It is a quick build when compared to standard block and stucco.

Bright and dark colors used to be bad choices for vinyl, but better polymers and manufacturing process have reduced fading, cracking, and expansion.

Historically, shutters were used for protection and light management. These shutters do both at the same time.

I like to see the guts of buildings when the surfaces crumble and reveal what's behind the plaster and paint.

Vertical siding offers easy solutions to some of the problems with horizontal siding

A bellyband turned sideways and placed vertically makes a great inside corner