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Call for Entries: Dead Tools Walkin'
1 commentWhat's happening to the millions of home building tools that aren't in use now that the housing industry has come to a near halt?"
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A familiar Greek Revival House
A "brand-new very old house," featured in the New York Times today, was first billed as "Creating a New Old House," by us two years ago.
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Ten Cool Tools and Materials from IBS 2009
Here are 10 products that caught our attention at the International Builders Show held in Las Vegas last week.
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Point, shoot, post: Your project could be published in Fine Homebuilding
Post your project in our new gallery for a chance to be published in Fine Homebuilding magazine.
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Save Money with Free Home-energy Audits
1 commentAsk the Energy Expert Video Series: Take one energy expert, add questions, and get really smart answers
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One editor's Christmas List
1 commentWhen carpentry is no longer your day job but a way to supplement the day job, buying the tools you really want isn’t so easily justified. On that note, if anyone out there feels like playing Santa Claus (except the tool companies—or their respective PR representatives—listed below), feel free to send me any or all of the items on my list.
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Listening to your house
“This is a story about a woman in love with her house. It's also about your house. Your sister's. And your best friend's. It's about intuition, and some fundamental principles of design. And it's about how we all can learn to love our houses a little more.”
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Energy Star Kids
You’re never too old to start thinking green or to get into the habit of recycling paper, metal, plastic, and glass, but it seems that one of the most efficient ways to instill such good habits is to start while you’re young.
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How to Paint Fiber-Cement Siding
Painter Jim Lacey shares some tips for caulking and painting fiber-cement siding. read more
