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Wood moves. If you don't plan for wood movement, plan for a callback

This old-school stem wall foundation method kills two birds with one stone

A hand-cut roof frame does not need to be done one piece at a time. Production rafter cutting is faster and more accurate 

What do you do when the wall is wider than the door jamb?

This video treat is totally worth your thirteen minutes

Make the right shim for the woodworking or carpentry task at hand: cabinet installation, trim carpentry, or general remodeling chores

In case you were getting tired of Glulams and LVLs

Replacing the exterior foam parts and trimming out the exterior

Removing the old window frame and weight pockets, reframing the rough opening, and flashing a new-construction flanged window into the old existing WRB

Season 2 is back in Minneapolis for a large-scale retrofit of a 111-year-old house: Tightening up the envelope, adding durability to the shell, and dramatically improving the interior conditioning and IAQ

Replacing a 30-Year old replacement window in a 100-year-old wall that was upgraded with exterior foam insulation 25 Years ago (part 2 of 4)

Flashing, ventilation, and ice dams

Replacing a 30-Year old replacement window in a 100-year-old wall that was upgraded with exterior foam insulation 25 Years ago (part 1 of 4)

Innies, outies, and in-betweenies

Fat walls mean skinny energy bills

Many mistakes are caused by thinking about the wrong things

Every layer you add has two sides that can become air pathways to the inside of a building

The main difference is in the hand-held digital manometer unit