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Tip: One-Piece Corner Boards

by Larry Haun

Tip: Shingle-Drying Rack

by Scott Lee

Work Smart With PVC Trim Online Membership Required

For good results with this rotproof material, you have to understand how it moves by Rick Arnold

First-rate fiber-cement saw

Ridgid's Fuego 5-in fiber-cement saw (R3400) features a unique dust-collection system by Mike Guertin

Q & A: Patching holes in siding

by Tim Leahy

Q & A: Inground gutters keep basements dry

by Martin Holladay

Trimming the Roofline Online Membership Required

Clean lines and durable details depend on careful framing and a systematic installation sequence by John Spier

Flashing a Window's Head Casing

This flashing method might seem excessive until that first big driving rain by Mike Guertin

Video: Factory Tour: From Raw Logs to Finished Siding

Inside these Pacific Northwest lumber mills, modern equipment and century-old saws share the spotlight

by John Ross

Video: Factory Tour: Inside a Factory-Finished Siding Plant

For a 25-year warranty on your siding, don't hire a painter. Instead, hire a factory.

by John Ross

Installing and Flashing Windows Correctly

If you don’t include housewrap, use a sill pan, and flash the flanges, the work is far from watertight. by Rob Moody

Factory-Finished Siding

Factory finishes for wood and fiber cement offer countless color choices and a paint job guaranteed for up to 25 years by John Ross

Keep Siding Straight With a Story Pole

A simple layout tool aligns siding with window and door trim, and helps you to finish where you started by Lynn S. Hayward

Window Installation Done Right

Doing everything to ensure a leakproof job? If you don’t include the housewrap, use a sill pan, and flash the flanges, the work is far from watertight. by Rob Moody

Reproducing historic architectural details Online Membership Required

When a train station's 120-year-old roof brackets decay, a carpenter braces the roof and constructs a detailed template to guide the restoration by Brian Campbell

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