Quality, speed, and safety can work together

When window replacement is not the best option, you can tighten up old windows with weatherstripping

The first layer of foam is mostly an insulation layer; the outer layer is the air barrier and drainage plane. This video is about the first layer.

A retrofit solution that works great for a low-skill workforce—like volunteers

A California valley is faster than cutting all of the shingles up a valley. With shingles bedded in cement, it can be exported to other states.

Diamonds are ceramic tile cutter's best friend. Ok, they are not, but they sure can improve a sanding pad.

Guardrails provide a physical barrier between the worker and the fall hazard. When constructed correctly, guardrails can prevent a person from falling from elevated workplaces.

A saw and a knife that cut rockwool insulation like a "laser"

Edgebanding without sanding: call attention to the joint rather than trying to hide it. Because you won't hide it.

Paint-on waterproofing membrane, physics, and forethought protect an old window—and allow future maintenance—while sealing a big hole in a wet and windy wall

Part 2 in a miniseries on fall protection equipment and techniques

An accurate setup made from scraps can help you salvage lumber that is too crooked to frame with but could be great for blocking or furring strips

Making vinyl siding look great by eliminating ugly J-channel

If you can't build to stay dry, build to tolerate wet

The truth is, I prefer the problem solving of remodeling. The higher degree of difficulty, the better. Remodeling can be a battle, but that's the beauty of the challenge.

Walking on a scaffold with boots is like tightening a lug molt with mittens

How to account for a room that is not plumb, level, or square when you have a truckload of expensive (and square) boxes to install.

Tying into an existing concrete driveway involves digging, spec-ing, sloping, pouring, and brooming.

Frank Howarth needed a new door for his pantry, so he turned to some Sequoia slabs that he and a buddy cut up a few years ago. And then he made a film about it.

Water often finds its way into holes in the wall. It is your job to help it get out.

A solid workhorse that sucks better than many other HEPA vacs at a great price point

"Build it right. If the wood can withstand seven centuries, I would build a house that is so constructed as to withstand a millennium. With this attitude, I would keep woodworking." —Go Taek Yeong, Skill Holder

Hardware, fasteners, and panels can work together to significantly boost wind resistance of wood-framed structures

Marking, cutting, and glue-up tips that you may have forgotten about

The key to great-looking vinyl is great-looking trimwork (and great-looking vinyl)