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What I like about decks is that each one has a mix of site work, layout, framing and finish carpentry. You can build them with…

Countertops are a total focal point in a kitchen. They tell the designer’s story, and the story of the people who will live in and…

April 16, 2006 &$151 The problem with jobsites is that they’re dirty. It’s everywhere: on the ground, in the air, on every horizontal surface. That’s…

Known as the 5-in-1 or “painter’s tool” we’ve found them so useful tools they’re always in our tool pouches. However, not all multi-tools were created…

Hot Flash The problem is simple: darkness. Under a sink, between joist bays, under a crawl space and driveway between your shop and house ?you…

Cordless impact drivers have been around for a long time, just not in the United States. They were a primary drilling and driving tool in…

Wall Art If there’s one thing I keep running into as I remodel, it’s that space is at a greater premium than ever. Whether it’s…

If your adrenaline doesn’t spike when you see Stanley’s FUBAR III wrecking bar, I’d be a little worried. One look and what you see is…

I’m an East Coast guy. Knowing that, the basic tool-nut might infer that I came up using a sidewinder circular saw — that light, right-blade,…

Behind-the-Panes Help for Excellent Customer Service I think successful contractors have learned that something unsuccessful and struggling contractors haven’t: We are professional business people first…

Here’s an upfit for a house that has everything: a custom library or loft ladder. That might put you in mind of a book shop…

Trim is always the piece de resistance in a finished project. While the studs and joists hold a project together, it’s the trim work that…

Want a healthier, greener lawn without having to do any extra work? Of course, who doesn’t.  One of the simplest tricks I know is to…

After 15-plus years in the game, I’ve pretty much got what I carry with me in my tool-pouch dialed in. It’s important to me to…

I’ve framed and tiled a lot of shower enclosures over the years, but my favorites — both to build and to have in my own…