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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.

Wrecking bar, hammer A pry bar, and a cat's paw— Surgical demo

Elevated slab,

Floating on a bamboo raft

Builder's culture shock

​In a room that gets hosed down with hot water two or three times every day, waterproofing is a BFD.

The new DeWalt 48 in. carbon fiber composite box beam level is 35 percent lighter than other premium levels of the same size. 

Roofs get wet at night—Heat flows through the easy path—Framing is a bridge.

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

From our friends at protoolreviews.com ...

... but were afraid to Google it

Editors from ProToolReviews.com took the best-known reciprocating saws through a series of tests to measure performance, features, and how user-friendly they are.

New energy codes are coming (very) soon; many states are jumping straight to the most aggressive one

Universal design fixtures and appliances can make a kitchen easier to use, for all ages

Wire mesh corner bead. Visions of bleeding fingers. Nothing but trouble.

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

In a tight, energy efficient house, the HVAC system can make or break you