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How to Insulate a Heated, Structural Slab with XPS

ProTradeCraft's Building Resilience season three starts with making a basement more comfortable

To make a low-height basement a more comfortable living space, this remodeler digs deeper but needs to add support to do so

Save your sanity: Do it right the first time

Converting a crawl space to other uses can upgrade a home and add significant value, but when done incorrectly, it can also be disastrous

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A setup tip and a jig make for more consistent, error-free miters when cutting crown on a power miter saw.

Two techniques for cutting irregular shapes without measuring dimensions or angles.

And when we say “lasts,” we’re talking about a really, really, long, long time.

New materials make for a water management rainscreen system that drains well and doesn’t telegraph through open-joint siding.

Effective soundproofing is the result of the materials used, and how they are connected or isolated from each other.

When large tiles break, the substrate usually gets the blame. But often the real culprit is using the wrong technique to trowel the mortar.

Create a drainage plane and rebuild with water-tolerant materials

This site-built lever solves the problem of safely lifting and supporting a heavy load while working solo.

Using this old-school method, footings and stem walls are formed and poured together

To draw air from sub-slab soil, the slab must be airtight