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Fred Gets His Sideboards

The Wheelbarrow

Great moments in building history: A wheelbarrow is too useful to become a flower planter

The Missing Cat

Great moments in building history: Feline companion trapped in a bathroom remodel

The Builder’s Hand

Great moments in building history: A hundred-year-old handprint immortalized in a plaster wall

The Junkie's Wife

Great moments in building history: When you think a man has a tool addiction, sometimes all you need is a little perspective

This is a Test

Great moments in building history: Some people don't have to leave their houses to go river rafting

Animal House

Great moments in building history: Two inspectors recount a tale of a home damaged by a couple of furry houseguests

My $14,000 Lamp

Great moments in building history: Who would have thought that a broken lamp would snowball into such an expensive repair job?

No Sanctuary

Great moments in building history: The importance of aligning the latch mechanism of a lock with its body can never be underestimated

Second Language

Great moments in building history: A construction worker reflects on what coworkers can teach us about ourselves

The Snake Charmer

Great moments in building history: How the work of a Roto-Rooter man made a TV dance

Bells are Ringing

Great moments in building history: The installation of a new wheel for a church's bell tower gets somewhat complicated

Dressed to Drill

Great moments in building history: How donning hideous purses and frilly dresses turned out to be quite handy in a renovating project

The Zen of Drywall

Great moments in building history: With just a little bit of patience, you just may keep your sanity while working with drywall

Mrs. Fremont's Special Beeswax Formula

Great moments in building history: Sometimes, just saying the right words can land you the job of a lifetime

Plumb, level and square

Great moments in building history: Carpentry is not as simple as you might think

A Bad Connection

Great moments in building history: Working late is never fun

A Christmas Story

Great moments in building history: It takes a lot to tarnish a family holiday

A dream dies hard, but toasty

Great moments in building history: It's time to start over

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