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You can dig in to the roof without adding more insulation, but you can't dig far

Range hoods are a key player in the kitchen mechanical system: If they are not tied to a makeup air system, they make their own.

Sweat the details or you'll drown in them

Simple lines can go a long way

ProToolReviews is making the winner of the head to head tool test available to one lucky winner.

A crowded field of power-hungry drills is dissected with power, speed, and torque tests

 

You can use your hand to detect some air leaks, but smoke puffers make other air leaks easier to "see."

Ten options for framers

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.

Rain should run off the roof and into the gutter

When plumbing lines burst, people notice. Unfortunately, a lot of the moisture damage in houses has nothing to do with bulk water. 

The coolest tool in the world just got cooler

 

The most watched, read, and explored content from ProTradeCraft's first six months: videos, articles photo collections and animated details

Keep them dry, slope the flat parts, and let the dimensions follow the grout lines

News Flash: Drywall can be an air barrier

 

Historic respect

Custom jamb for round top door

That's a lot of clamps :)

Most of the time you don't need a 10 inch blade, so one of these little buggers will do just fine

Professional Remodeler magazine has added a new department called Pro's Picks which covers a product or tool that a professional remodeler or trade contractor thinks is especially cool.