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Skylight retrofit Tip: Skylight retrofit

by Sam Yoder

Hemming a Bay Window Seam with Flat Seam Copper
Video: Hemming a Bay Window Seam with Flat Seam CopperOnline Membership Required

Although a tricky process, this step-by-step video makes it look easy by Patrick Sheeley

A flat-seam copper roof for a bay window
A flat-seam copper roof for a bay window

When installed properly, this centuries-old roofing can last a lifetime by Patrick Sheeley

Using a Sheet Brake
Video: Using a Sheet Brake

A professional roofer demonstrates ways to use a stationary brake by John Mahan

Using a sheet-metal brake

Slate-roofing contractor John Mahan demonstrates how he uses a portable brake to cut metal for drip-edge flashing   by John Mahan

Daylight and the Row HouseOnline Membership Required

In an old city neighborhood, a glass cupola delivers sunlight to showcase the interior of a dazzling new home by Tanis Shaw, Gene Shaw

Big Gable Hides a Boring RanchOnline Membership Required

A change in a ranch's ridgeline transforms a suburban house without disturbing the neighborhood by Frank Riepe

Designing a House for the Sun: 4 StrategiesOnline Membership Required

Orient the house and windows to ensure that all important spaces receive abundant, balanced light by Max Jacobson, Murray Silverstein, Barbara Winslow

Building a Bow Window From ScratchOnline Membership Required

Lay out the curved plates with a trammel, then use them as a bending form for laminated trim by Spencer Horn

A Suburban MetamorphosisOnline Membership Required

A modest renovation transforms hodgepodge of revival styles into a coherent shingle-style design by John Ineson, Elizabeth Ineson

Shedding Light on SkylightsOnline Membership Required

New options in glazing, sizes and flashing systems can have you scratching your head when trying to choose the right skylight by Roe A. Osborn

Framing a Gable Roof Over a BayOnline Membership Required

Letting ceiling joists cantilever beyond the walls makes this challenging roof detail stronger and easier to build by Scott McBride

Raising an EyebrowOnline Membership Required

Two methods used to frame wave-like dormers by James Docker

Framing a Bay Window With Irregular HipsOnline Membership Required

How one carpenter calculates the tough cuts by Don Dunkley

Caulk-Free CornersOnline Membership Required

A technique for folding skylight flashing by David Marshall

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