Driveways and Garages

The best designs have pleasing proportions and harmonize with the house by Paul DeGroot

When deciding between permeable or impermeable pavers, consider the material’s cost, installation demands, and environmental impact by Rob Yagid

by Keith Wilson

Custom sliding, swinging, and overhead doors reinforce a house's architectural style and invite the outdoors in by Katie Hutchison

A new home combines privacy, daylight, and durability, and fits comfortably into a traditional neighborhood by Charlie Witzke

There's more than just choosing a solid or loose surface by Ben Pequeno

Tripled in size, this house went from a weekend cottage to a home for four and still fits quietly into its old neighborhood

Relocating a detached garage adds privacy to the backyard and makes room for a bigger kitchen by Michael De Biasse

A living space above the garage works best when it's proportionally correct

Site-built shear walls help a building with large openings to stand up to high winds by John Spier

Tripled in size, this house went from a weekend cottage to a home for four and still fits quietly into its old neighborhood by Charles Moore

New and noteworthy staff picks from the 2007 International Builders' Show

by Jim Benton

A woodshop/studio/kitchen with deck built on a shoestring by a Fine Homebuilding editor in his spare time by Kira Obolensky