Issue 114
Features
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Building Finish Stairs
With a housed stringer on one side and an open, mitered stringer on the other, these stairs look harder to build than they are.
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Writing an Owner's Manual for a House
Shouldn't the largest investment most people ever make come with a big, thick instruction book?
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Installing Floor Trusses
Parallel-chord floor trusses are more stable and span greater distances than stick framing, and speedier setup offsets their higher cost.
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Adding a Sunroom With Porch
Low-maintenance materials combine with traditional details in a light-filled addition.
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Making Bevel-Edge Laminate Countertops
With store-bought moldings and a router, you can give laminate counters the monolithic look of solid-surface material.
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Souping up a Chopsaw Stand
To get all the features he needed in a chopsaw stand, one finish carpenter made his own extension tables and stops.
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A Guide to Exterior Lighting
Safety, security and aesthetics all play an important part in illuminating the outside of your house.
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Making Plywood Box Beams
Glue, staples and a little engineering turn sheets of plywood into trusses and columns.
Article
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The Shop Vac
Great moments in building history:
Great Moments
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Smoke shelves and chimney draft
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The process of balloon-framing
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End-matching used flooring
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Grab bar in a fiberglass shower
Ask the Experts
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Clean edges where paint meets wood
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Extend the Life of Exterior Trim by Priming the End-Grain Cuts
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Air chisel
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Coping With a Grinder
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Washing drywall tools and paintbrushes when it's freezing
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Fitting crown molding
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Working in the mud
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Filling holes in stain-grade work
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Aligning joist hangers
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Getting a purchase on stripped screws
