Issue 226

On the Cover

How To Build A Distinctive Stair Rail

Create a stain-grade and sturdy custom railing, balustrade, and newel posts on site with stock lumber.

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The Magazine

Home Energy Diet for an Old Victorian
Sealing the crawlspace and plugging holes cut a big home's heating bill in half.
Dress Up a Garage Door with Insulated Carriage Doors
These custom doors add energy efficiency and style.
Build It Right: Lessons From New Orleans
Hurricane Katrina can teach us many things. Make It Right wants safe, affordable, energy-efficient building to be one of them.
How to Install Inset Cabinet Doors
Create the perfect fit for kitchen-cabinet doors by trimming one side at a time.
Bring Advanced Framing to Your Job Site
Less lumber means lower construction costs and more room for insulation.
Vino de silo
Out of the ordinary wine storage.

Article

What is the Difference

What's the Difference: Primers
Learn the difference between latex, oil-based, and shellac-based primers and how to choose the right one for the job.

Building Skills

Pick and Prepare Joint Compound
Learn how to choose and prepare joint compound

Drawing Board

Designing Built-In Living Spaces
While a house can be filled with beautiful rooms, many homeowners long for a small away space where they can read, enjoy a view, or relax

Energy Smart Details

How to Insulate Cold Floors
For better energy performance, homes built on piers, rooms above garages, and cantilevered bays need properly air-sealed and insulated floors.

Tailgate

Tailgate: Brian Vanden Brink, Photographer
In a career spanning more than three decades, he’s captured houses at their best—and sometimes worst.

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