Issue 275 – HOUSES 2018
Features
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Best New Home 2018 Photo Gallery
This modern take on New England Colonial architecture has a flat roof and cantilevers that bring new life to more traditional materials and trim details.
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Best Remodel 2018: Sound Design
A cramped single-story cabin grows up.
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Shingle-Style Remodel: Photo Gallery
A cramped cottage rises to the occasion: Traditional materials and steeply sloped rooflines transform a boxy cabin into a modern farmhouse with a flexible floor plan.
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2018 Houses Online Highlights
Digital exclusives for Issue 275: video, drywall tips, podcasts, and architectural photos.
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Best Small Home 2018: Small House Has It All
A little house on an urban infill lot leaves room for gardens and play, and lives larger than its diminutive footprint.
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Best Small Home 2018 Photo Gallery
Lessons from a small home: Design solutions for simpler living on a small lot.
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Best Traditional Home 2018: Resurrecting a Greek Revival
After a devastating fire destroyed this mid-1800s home, the owners and architect teamed up to rebuild a classic.
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Best Traditional Home 2018 Photo Gallery
Glimpses of a Greek revival: This rebuilt home was designed to both retain the historic feel of the house while also incorporating a floor plan more appropriate for the way people live and entertain today.
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Best Energy-Smart Home 2018: Neighborhood Net Zero
This builder-friendly spec house fills out a narrow lot in a contemporary community.
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Best Energy-Smart Home 2018 Photo Gallery
A look at a high-performance spec house built in a competitive California market.
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Editor's Choice 2018: Modern Victorian
Out-of-the-box design ideas from a new house in Telluride’s historic district.
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Editor's Choice 2018 Photo Gallery
The traditional meets the novel in Colorado: This house is not large, yet it contains multitudes.
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2018 Houses Awards Readers' Choice Winners
Fine Homebuilding readers submitted a number of projects for consideration; 10 were selected as finalists, and three were chosen as winners.
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Building Big Doors, On Site
When a custom-size door is needed, try this simple technique for a frame-and-panel look.
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Prepare Big Doors for Glue Up
Builder Gary Striegler gives some helpful tips for making a big custom door.
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Get the Right Windows
Follow these three basic steps to make sure you’re up to date with the changing window market.
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Everything You Need to Know About Windows
A collection of Fine Homebuilding's best articles about window choices, window installation methods, window trim, and more.
Article
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Brick Chimneys Are Incompatible With Airtight Homes
Energy Nerd: The possible remedies are all imperfect.
Musings of an Energy Nerd
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Designing Double-Hung Windows
Follow these design guidelines to create a unified window composition.
Design/Build
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Keep Craft Alive: Elly Hart, Carpentry Apprentice
"I took a really big risk … in an industry where people don’t look like me."
