Over the years as a contractor visiting people’s homes for estimates, I’ve had to find ways to sum up people—and projects— quickly. Some you can…
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Question: Here’s my story: My house needs a new roof. I live in an historic district where there is…
I have a conundrum. On one hand I often feel the world offers too many choices: electric automobile seats with predetermined settings that default to…
When you see a raging wildfire race by, that’s one of those events that changes the way you see the world. And that’s what happened…
Homeowners can now let light and fresh air into their homes without sacrificing energy efficiency or style with Therma-Tru‘s new vented sidelites for the Fiber-Classic…
So we thought we knew which door we loved, until I discovered the Avonlea glass option. We might need to change our minds on our…
We have finally agreed that we need to replace our original front door to our 100+ year-old American Foursquare home. Mark has been pushing for…
Mark shares his thoughts about famous door slams–from Kramer to Ed Norton. And interesting to learn about how doors go through a door slam test….
I saw this tool in the Woodworker’s Supply Catalogue (yes, I still “read” paper catalogues) and it looks like it makes all the sense in…
Question: I just bought a row-house in the city. There is a ratty old chain-link fence between my neighbor’s concrete driveway and mine. I can…