Lumber and Sheet Goods

These premium products offer time-tested longevity, so your choice depends on price, appearance, and installation requirements by Harrison McCampbell

A traditional design adapts nicely to a residential site by Robert Weatherall

by Mike Guertin

New-generation panels mean decade-old notions are no way to choose sheathing. Here's what you need to know. by Sean Groom

by Mike Guertin

Tips from a custom framer make the engineered-lumber learning curve easier to negotiate by John Spier

by Michael M. Westfall

Good masonry work blocks most rainwater, and proper flashing details expel what does get through by Douglas R. Stieve

An addition creates an ample gourmet kitchen and exciting outdoor spaces while giving this Seattle home a much-needed face-lift by Laura Kraft

by Arne Waldstein

You're 30 ft. in the air, walking on narrow framing members and manhandling sheets of plywood that'll catch the wind like canvas sails. You'd better know what you're doing. by Robert Weatherall

Glue, staples and a little engineering turn sheets of plywood into trusses and columns by Roger Fleck

An architect explains why good design doesn't have to mean expensive design by James Estes

by Russell A. Bertrand