Subscribe to Fine Homebuilding Magazine and Save
All How-To Topics

Window and Door Installation

Viewing 61 - 80 of 108 results
< Prev1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6View AllNext >
Sort by: Sort
Framing a Walk-Out Bow WindowOnline Membership Required

A full-scale drawing reduces the chance of error

Tip: Solo window installation

An Elegant Site-Built DoorOnline Membership Required

Build a custom interior or exterior door with common job-site tools and readily available materials

Installing Mortise LocksetsOnline Membership Required

Whether you drill and chisel or rout with an expensive lock mortiser, cutting a big hole for the case is only part of the job

Installing LocksetsOnline Membership Required

You can do the job freehand with a chisel and a drill, but jigs and routers are faster

Tip: Chiseling hinge mortises

Framing for Garage DoorsOnline Membership Required

Think about the door before you pour

Designing and Building Leak-Free Sloped GlazingOnline Membership Required

Error-free projects demand careful detailing

Tip: Better backing for doors

Tip: Door jig

Raising an EyebrowOnline Membership Required

Two methods used to frame wave-like dormers

Double-Hungs RestrungOnline Membership Required

More than just fishing for sash weights

Tip: Drilling foam-core doors

Tip: Installing pre-hung doors

Tip: Cleaning foam off the walls

Installing Arch-Top WindowsOnline Membership Required

How one builder supports the loads without a conventional header, then uses a trammel jig to cut siding and casing

Tip: Carrying doors

Tip: Locating latches

Pocket DoorsOnline Membership Required

Should you buy a kit or build your own?

Tip: Drilling foam-core steel doors

Viewing 61 - 80 of 108 results
< Prev1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6View AllNext >
Have you played The Inspector Game? Try It Now