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June 1, 2023

Updated: May 21, 2024

Sketchup for Beginners: How to Build A Pergola

Seven-part SketchUp tutorial with 17 videos covering ground zero (gravel) to final finish. Design on 'paper'—before making sawdust.

Decks & Porches

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May 27, 2023

Updated: June 28, 2023

Building Resilience (7): A Glass Window Seat Cube Called Skycove

Installing a 700-pound window into a second-floor rough opening without a crane

Windows & Doors

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May 19, 2023

Updated: June 28, 2023

Building Resilience (6): Exterior Insulated Sheathing over New and Retrofit Walls

Wrapping the outside of a house adds thermal stability and bridges the gaps between new and old construction

Framing

Insulation & Air Sealing

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May 15, 2023

Updated: June 28, 2023

REEL Remodeling: Support a Foundation Without a Footing (#shorts)

Digging down below the bottom of a foundation wall is risky without adding structural support

Concrete & Masonry

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May 10, 2023

Updated: June 28, 2023

A GTFO Approach to IAQ

Getting indoor air pollutants OUT of the living space is one way to improve indoor air quality.

May 5, 2023

Updated: June 28, 2023

Building Resilience (4): Three Exterior Wall Assemblies

ZIP System R-12 insulated sheathing covers a regularly framed wall, a shear wall, and a firewall

Framing

Insulation & Air Sealing

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May 4, 2023

Updated: July 13, 2023

Know How: Quick-Release Knot

Streamline your string line strategy

Framing

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April 28, 2023

Updated: July 13, 2023

Building Resilience (3): A Frostproof, Waterproof, Warm, and Dry Foundation

A basement built with frost heave in mind

Concrete & Masonry

Insulation & Air Sealing

WRB & Flashing

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April 27, 2023

Updated: May 21, 2024

A Gut Rehab and Addition Double the Size of a Minneapolis Foursquare

A four-part journey into the layers, techniques, and thinking behind the OA Awesome Wall

Concrete & Masonry

Framing

Siding & Exterior Trim

April 20, 2023

Updated: July 13, 2023

Building Resilience (2): Design and Demolition Strategy

A large white pine dictates excavation, which dictates the foundation, which dictates the framing, which defines the living space.