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Matthew Millham

Associate editor Matthew Millham learned most of what he knows about building houses at a trade school, where he was about twice the age of most of his classmates. He lucked into his first construction job, working for a straw-bale house builder in New York’s Catskill Mountains, and later picked up with a more conventional home building crew while on breaks from school. Prior to building, he spent more than a decade covering the U.S. military at home and abroad, mostly for the newspaper Stars and Stripes.

Make a Simple Template to Install Deck-Rail Cables

December 7, 2018

Using a jig to install deck cable rail is essential for a fast, accurate layout.
Podcast Episode 148: Siding Woes, Life-Changing Tools, and Newbie Home Builders

December 7, 2018

The Fine Homebuilding editors contemplate listener questions about cladding choices, sheathing layout, and wall-framing techniques.
Podcast Episode 147: What’s the Best Way to Build a Detached Garage Workshop?

November 30, 2018

The Fine Homebuilding editors debate the pros and cons of stemwalls, monolithic slabs, and pole barns to help a listener design a new outbuilding
Podcast Episode 146: Why Do Contractors Get Such a Bad Rap?

November 23, 2018

A listener asks the Fine Homebuilding editors for advice on how to get her MIA carpenter to come back and complete her shed project.
Tankless Water-Heater Maintenance

November 20, 2018

A little cleaning can help tankless water heaters perform like new
Podcast Episode 145: Do Whole-House Fans Really Work?

November 16, 2018

When a listener asks what measures he should take to keep cellulose from falling through his exhaust fan when insulating and air-sealing his attic, the Fine Homebuilding editors wonder if he should get rid of the fan altogether.
Podcast Episode 144: Why Won’t My Wood Floors Stay Flat?

November 9, 2018

After answering the question "Where has Justin been?", the Fine Homebuilding editors dig into several cases of what happens when wood gets wet.
How to Apply Wallpaper Over Cover Plates

November 2, 2018

Professional paperhanger John Clift demonstrates the process of matching, cutting, and gluing wallpaper scraps to blend cover plates into papered walls.
Podcast Episode 143: Get Rid of That Scary Knob-and-Tube Wiring

November 2, 2018

The pitfalls of old house wiring, rotting retaining walls, and poorly installed shingle siding
How to Cut a Brick

October 17, 2018

Use a hammer and brick set to split bricks to size