Stay home if you're sick, and other advice about how to keep a COVID-safe jobsite

Sanded acrylic latex caulk can fill cracks and feather into existing stucco better than smooth caulk

Three shelf bracket joinery methods yield mostly no surprises—except how strong the second and third-place joints are

Joining, smoothing, stabilizing, and finishing a big, wide, long, heavy desktop

A thick wall with exterior insulation with airtight details for the foundation and ceiling

Cover a wall with boxes of shop-made drawers, and French cleat hanging space for jigs

It is NOT 'all in the wrist' and twelve other ways architects sketch and draw buildings

Why square pencils are better than round ones, and a handful of trick-sharpening methods from a master carpenter

Sound is energy. Stopping sound usually means absorbing it with mass

An internet investigation into a crude style of old-school workbench leads this YouTuber into a dark and joyful place

A couple of ways the pros rollout peel and stick, getting it to stick where they want it to

Frigid temperatures bring health hazards like frostbite and hypothermia, but one of the most frequently overlooked cold-weather hazards is dehydration.

Water management begins with the framing and extends to WRB

The keys to a clean polyurethane control joint between two concrete slabs 

3D Printing is hereby put on notice that it is not the disruptive sweetheart of the construction world anymore. ROBOTS are everywhere.

Use gravity and capillary breaks to stop water from seeping into the basement

This building is designed with the sun—rather than with dimensional lumber—in mind

How to see through walls and floors to avoid plumbing, HVAC, and loads that aren't obvious in a cabinet-covered wall