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Home Away From Home Compact and Efficient

BobLCB, member | January 20th, 2009

Combining two lots on a 700 acre lake in Central Illinois. Full custom house from start to finish incluidng the lot development and landscaping. Utilizng every bit of space in the home...

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Ski House Renovation

skiproject, member | January 12th, 20091 comment

This Vermont vacation house was originally split into two dwellings—a three-bedroom house with an additional rental apartment in the basement. After a full renovation, the two units were...

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A custom home built with both rustic and modern elements. Home features wide plank pine and slate flooring, combined with wrought iron light fixtures and iron stair railing. High ceilings and clean...

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Hammering away at housewrap

FHBdotcom, editor | December 30th, 20081 comment

Proper housewrap installation is critical to the historic-house project I’m working on. First, as a secondary drainage plane, the housewrap will help to ensure that any water that finds its way behind the siding will not get into the framing lumber, and second. . .

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Kitchen

ZS_Design_Architect, member | November 25th, 20084 comments

A well appointed kitchen without the large expense.

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Calling all window experts: Suggestions, please!

FHBdotcom, editor | October 31st, 20087 comments

One of the most cost-effective energy upgrades to an existing house is replacing the old windows. Not only do replacements provide more insulation, but their installation also...

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First occupants

Kevini, editor-at-large | January 4th, 2008

Those of us who build and remodel houses are also the first to occupy them. You can’t help it. The guy rolling joists into place gets the first view from the deck. Later, sitting on sawhorses and upturned drywall buckets, he and his crew eat the first meals in the house. They play the first music (framers like rock and roll), spill the first blood, have the first arguments.

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