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Issue 128

A cabinetmaker re-creates period detail with redwood salvaged from wine vats.

Insulated Concrete Forms

Assembled with regular building skills, ICFs form airtight, insulating concrete walls that finish with standard materials.
Painting Walls and Ceilings

A professional's tips for rolling and edging paint as efficiently as possible without making a mess.
A Bathroom of Green Slate

Meticulous layout, a cantilevered stone countertop and a parade of bears form an elegant master bath.
Tools on Board

A builder's truck or van is a mobile workshop. Here are five approaches to making the most out of that valuable space.
Installing a Portable Standby Generator

When the power goes out, a generator can handle your electrical essentials, but it must be wired correctly.
Contemporary Bungalow

Detailing and proportion are early 20th century; comfort and efficiency are right up to date.

Understanding Cordless-Tool Batteries

Misused batteries die young. Replacements are costly. Here's how to get the longest life from your batteries.
Common Engineering Problems in Frame Construction

From undersize nails to overloaded trusses, here's a look at what builders get wrong when they wing it without an engineer.
Installing Synthetic Crown Molding

You can't cope polyurethane molding, but a template, a simple jig and a little bit of luck make it possible to preassemble perfect miter joints.

Reader Feedback: Issue 128, December 1999/January 2000

The neutral and ground wires are not the same After all Mr. Cauldwell’s elaborations about electricity in the article “Wiring Stoves and Dryers” (FHB #125, pp. 110-113), we are left…