Flashing, overlapping, and sealing layers keeps the outside out and the inside in

There is more to an airtight watertight door installation than flashing; adjusting the weatherstripping is critical.

A monolithic layer of protection for holes in walls

Some original bones and mashed up meat make a door whose secret is safe

The trick is in removing the old without collateral damage. The answer is a multitool with a carbide blade.

The Demonstration House debuted at the 2019 International Builders' Show with five sponsors and ten demo over two days. Here's the highlight reel.

Roof framing, window options, and a mechanical advantage add up to lower bills and a higher quality home

Thickening the edge with a quarter-inch strip brings the trim back to the door jamb while spanning the rain screen WRB

Low-e coatings screen infrared heat from moving through the glass, either inward, outward, or both

Getting silicone to stick to the window and not your finger

 

Doors are like eyes, or maybe mouths. They tell you a lot about who's inside. Would you want to walk in and get to know them? 

 

When window replacement is not the best option, you can tighten up old windows with weatherstripping

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

Water often finds its way into holes in the wall. It is your job to help it get out.

It turns out, 5/8 plywood is about the best window insurance you can buy

 

Putting a window in the hole means sealing around the edges, too

Rather than cover the joint between drywall and door frame, celebrate the gap with an architectural reglet

Pennsylvania, New York, and Vancouver think so.