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Reproducing historic architectural details Online Membership Required

When a train station's 120-year-old roof brackets decay, a carpenter braces the roof and constructs a detailed template to guide the restoration  by Brain Campbell

Copper/aluminum flashingOnline Membership Required

Soliel Stepflashingby Mike Guertin

Q & A: Bending cedar shinglesOnline Membership Required

by Mike Guertin

Q & A: Dentil molding on a gable: plumb or square?Online Membership Required

by Brent Hull

Flashing Brick-Veneer WallsOnline Membership Required

Good masonry work blocks most rainwater, and proper flashing details expel what does get throughby Douglas R. Stieve

Flashing a ChimneyOnline Membership Required

Installing the flashing along with the bricks makes for a more secure and much better-looking jobby John Carroll

Tip: Drip-edge runoff diverterOnline Membership Required

by Roe A. Osborn

Venting a Traditional EaveOnline Membership Required

On a shingle-style house, aluminum soffit vents just won't doby Robert Wills

Tip: More on coil-stock controlOnline Membership Required

by Patrick Lawson

Railing Against the ElementsOnline Membership Required

With careful detailing and proper flashing, exterior woodwork should last for decadesby Scott McBride

Victorian BracketsOnline Membership Required

Bandsawing gingerbread takes method and practiceby Simon Watts

Cornice ConstructionOnline Membership Required

Building the return is the tough partby Bob Syvanen

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