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Sustainable Temporary Stairs

ChuckB, senior editor | May 23rd, 20121 comment

New product - temporary stair-system can be re-used over and over. It's safe, elegant and fool-proof.

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How to Stay Cool With a Metal Roof

ScottG, contributing writer | May 22nd, 2012

David Martin is thinking about a new roof, and he likes the idea of a standing-seam metal roof. The roofing is durable, recyclable and may actually cut his energy bill. Or will it?

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Patrick's Barn: Insulating With Garbage

patrick_mccombe, Associate editor | May 7th, 20121 comment

Salvaged insulation is both our project's greatest attribute and its greatest headache.

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n this "Feedback" article, homeowner Marilyn Widner writes about how she and her husband moved from the 3000-sq.-ft. home where they had lived for 26 years and into a new 800-sq.-ft. cottage in the backyard.

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Should vinyl siding be installed over furring strips?

ScottG, contributing writer | April 18th, 20123 comments

As builders and homeowners get more energy-savvy, they often choose an exterior wall assembly that includes rigid foam insulation over the sheathing, followed by furring strips and then the siding. But is this technique appropriate for vinyl siding?

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The Downside of Using Structural Steel

ScottG, contributing writer | April 17th, 20121 comment

A Seattle homeowner worries that steel I-beams used to support cantilevered floors in this modernist design will wick in cold temperatures from the outside

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Healthier kitchen cabinets are coming...quietly

debsilber, managing editor | March 30th, 20122 comments

If cabinet manufacturers are making healthier cabinets, why aren't we hearing more about it?

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Timber Framing Fundamentals - A book review

ChuckB, senior editor | March 26th, 20126 comments

A new collection of articles from the Timber Framers' Guild discusses subjects ranging from layout and engineering to joinery, raising and the enclosure of traditional timber frame houses.

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How to Live with Radiant-Floor Heat

ScottG, contributing writer | March 26th, 20122 comments

Radiant-floor heating systems often include concrete slab floors, a combination that should produce steady temperatures without the frequent ups and downs of forced-air systems. But there's a catch: because the slab is slower to respond to changes in temperature, whether to turn down the thermostat at night becomes more than a simple question.

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