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A Better Way to Build Tall Walls

This method of balloon framing makes constructing gable walls both safe and efficient.
A Practical Guide to Fall Protection

Working safe on the job site can be as simple as avoiding risks, or as involved as installing a system of guardrails, ropes, and harnesses. Learn how to implement the options that match the requirements of your projects.
Make Any Tablesaw Safer

A variety of site-made and store-bought accessories increase cut quality and decrease chance of injury.
Rules for Rooftop Solar

Solar PV now has a solid footing in the residential market, and the building codes have caught up—here's what you need to know.
Mechanical Advantages

Lifting material into the air requires enormous power from tools such as wall jacks, telehandlers, and giant cranes—but these machines come with limitations and safety restrictions.
How to Use a Featherboard When Rip-Cutting Wood on a Tablesaw

Make cleaner cuts and prevent dangerous kickback with this handy tablesaw accessory.
Podcast Episode 180: Rigid Foam Over Roofs, Warm-Climate Insulation Details, and Fuel-Efficient Work Trucks

The Fine Homebuilding editors discuss some upcoming articles about building sheds and installing custom metal stairs before addressing listener questions about insulation upgrades, environmentally responsible transportation, and more.
Podcast Episode 178: Interview With Home-Building Guru Mike Guertin

Mike and his apprentice Addison Oliveira stop by the Fine Homebuilding studio for a chat with Patrick about getting started in the trades, advancements in construction over the past few decades, job-site safety, and more.
Emergency Escape and Rescue Openings

Learn how a sleeping room is legally defined and what sort of egress openings are mandated by building codes.
Podcast Episode 154: Lead-Paint Removal, Cracking Drywall, and Moldy Siding

Several frustrated homeowners ask the Fine Homebuilding editors to suggest the best course of action for some common DIY dilemmas.

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Safety - Page 2 of 21

A Better Way to Build Tall Walls

A Practical Guide to Fall Protection

Make Any Tablesaw Safer

Rules for Rooftop Solar

Mechanical Advantages

How to Use a Featherboard When Rip-Cutting Wood on a Tablesaw

Podcast Episode 180: Rigid Foam Over Roofs, Warm-Climate Insulation Details, and Fuel-Efficient Work Trucks

Podcast Episode 178: Interview With Home-Building Guru Mike Guertin

Emergency Escape and Rescue Openings

Podcast Episode 154: Lead-Paint Removal, Cracking Drywall, and Moldy Siding

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