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Universal Appeal: A Roll-in Bathroom that Rocks
1 commentWhen a bathroom is this beautiful, functional and just plain fun, everyone wants to use it.
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Stair-side Bookcases
Stairs are great for coming and going, but these stair-side bookcases turn under-used stairwell walls into a library. It's a great place to linger and browse.
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Using pneumatic nailers
1 commentPneumatic nailers can greatly expedite a roofing installation. Here are a few tips that will help you use them correctly.
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An Over-Garage In-Law Suite with a Wealth of Storage
1 commentAdding interior knee walls is a great way to gain storage because it makes use of otherwise unusable floor space under sloping roofs.
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Need to Visually Isolate a Work Area? Do It with Doorskin.
1 commentTemporary sheet-plastic walls are fine for quick jobs. But they don't offer the durability or privacy your clients and your crews need.
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Masterful Tiling Turns a Tiny Bath into a Jewel
1 commentWhen the space is tight, fill it with creativity. Light, color, texture, and fanciful fixtures can enliven most any room.
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Replacing a Wooden Girder with a Steel I-Beam
Steel I-beams are stronger than comparably sized engineered wood ones. Need a beam that can support a garage above, yet hide in a ceiling below? Choose steel.
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An Ingenious In-law Suite on an Unforgiving Site
The space under the garage was dark, damp and steep. But sometimes the most unforgiving conditions demand the cleverest solutions.
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Turning the Coldest, Darkest Room into a Steamy Oasis
Great design, glass tiles, radiant floors, a dash of intense color, and a cozy steam shower chase the winter blahs away.
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Tips for Specifying, Pouring, and Finishing Concrete
2 commentsGetting the correct mix and the right amount of concrete isn't hard if you master a little of the lingo and use a quick-calc chart.
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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
About the Author
Mike Litchfield was a founding editor of Fine Homebuilding and has been renovating homes or writing about them for more than 30 years.
He was one of the first technical journalists to go to job sites to gather information from tradespeople and his great work, Renovation: A Complete Guide is in its 3rd Edition.
Mike’s tenth book, In-laws, Outlaws and Granny Flats: Turning one house into two homes will be published by Taunton Press in March, 2011. To preview the book and learn more about its contributors, please visit www.cozydigz.com
