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tag: site work

Midwestern Modern

RYagid, senior editor | February 6th, 2012

An efficient, modern home sits lightly on its steeply sloping lot

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mobile carpenters workshop

jimmyco, member | December 7th, 2011

they have a workshop slide show of this on woodmagazine.com. But its really meant for building and remodeling houses! Its small when its closed. everything locks up tight so I use it like a gang box...

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Jobsite porta-potty shell

daddyo58, member | September 14th, 20113 comments

Three plywood sheets held together by the cornerboards. The vaulted cap is stave-built w/ a sheetmetal skin and stabilizes the sides. Installs in 5 minutes. The service company loves it!

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EPA Storm-Water Management's Unsettled Waters

FHB_Building_News, contributor | August 24th, 20111 comment

Challenges to its plans to reduce pollution runoff from construction sites have sent the EPA back to the drawing board once again

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NAHB v. Lead Paint Test Rule, Chesapeake Bay TMDL

FHB_Building_News, contributor | July 12th, 20114 comments

The association wants a lead-paint test kit approved before the “dust-wipe” rule is enforced; it also joins a lawsuit to block implementation of Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load regulations

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Keep Your Truck Tailgate Clear With a Simple Gravel Shield

cmiller, special-issues editor | April 28th, 20112 comments

Don't let the back of your pickup get jammed up with soil or stone dust. Chuck Miller shares a tip for making a movable cover to keep your tailgate free of debris.

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Hip to be Square: Pythagoras in the Digital Age

TheTimberTailor, member | March 8th, 2011

Considering all the whiz-bang capabilities SketchUp has to offer, it's easy to overlook how helpful it can be for basic tasks. This episode shows how to calculate accurate (extremely precise, actually) square-up dimensions for any type of layout work with the "Cliculator".

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Creating an Urban Oasis: A Green Live-Work Space Blooms on a Gritty City Lot

studduck, Blogger, book author, one of the first FHB editors | January 28th, 20114 comments

Recycled shipping containers, energy-scrimping details and a sophisticated design sense create a handsome urban compound in a transitional neighborhood.

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Fencing Lessons... Designing a Picket Fence with SketchUp

TheTimberTailor, member | January 20th, 2011

Thinking of building a new fence once the ground thaws? Get a head start on the project by working out the design with a SketchUp model by using some of the drawing methods from this 3-part video tutorial.

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I think I found the DUMMIES responsible for all those scary BUILDING BLUNDERS!

reeni, FHB editorial admin | October 26th, 2010

Last weekend I was visiting a few friends on Long Island. It was a perfect fall day, much too beautiful to stay inside. So after lunch we went for a drive around the neighborhood and discovered this...

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Replacing a starter rope on a gas engine

carpenterbooks, member | October 11th, 2010

This is a typical recoil starter assembly for asmall gas engine. I know most carpenters andcontractors own and rent many pieces ofequipment powered with gas engines, and Iknow that nearly all of you...

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My New Favorite Power Tool

patrick_mccombe, Associate editor | October 4th, 20104 comments

After struggling with a consumer-grade chainsaw for years, I finally bucked up for the real deal.

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A Sliding Dump Bed Makes Unloading Gravel Fast and Easy

cmiller, special-issues editor | September 29th, 20105 comments

Put away your shovel and save your back. Make your truck do all the work, with this simple homemade bed liner.

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EPA to Revise Sediment Limits for Storm Water Runoff

FHB_Building_News, contributor | August 17th, 2010

Prompted by a lawsuit filed by NAHB and the Small Business Administration, the EPA agrees to rework limitations on construction site effluent

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Building Collapses on Excavator

jross, Web Producer | January 11th, 2010

Operator identified as Just Plain Stupid

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Radon! Now Playing in a Home Near You!

jross, Web Producer | January 8th, 20103 comments

Radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S., accounting for more than 20,000 cases a year, according to the EPA.

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Putting a Door Back In

JohnSprung2, member | December 8th, 2009

Whenever you take a door out by pulling the hinge pins, putting it back is too often an awkward fumbling clown performance.  Preparation is the secret to getting less laughter from the...

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Teach an Old low end Table saw, New life in high end use.

MLife, member | November 18th, 2009

For those that have the old Table lower end Table Saw, make it work for you again. I got this Hand-me-down ruff construction Table Saw from my father-in-law, he had just spent almost $2000 on a new...

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Author Gets Last Laugh.

jross, Web Producer | October 5th, 20094 comments

I'm not whining but I've been maligned

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On set with Build a Shed

jross, Web Producer | August 3rd, 20092 comments

Selected interviews with producers and authors of Build a Shed

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