Fireplaces and Chimneys

by Cody Macfie

Short handle mortar hoeby John Carroll

by Bruce Harley

by Charles Miller

A mulititude of fireplace designs can help accentuate the ambience of your home

A raw, hand-carved fireplace surround receives a deep ebony finishby Roe A. Osborn

Walls fold away at one corner to let this room mingle with a hillside meadowby Geoffrey T. Prentiss

Before-and-after photos highlight an interior remodel that produced a one-of-a-kind ranch in California 

Protect the outside and the inside of the house, and tear off only what you can reroof in a dayby Stephen Hazlett

The Mosaic Masonry System is designed for any builder or do-it-yourselfer installationby Justin Fink

A free 3D drawing tool helps visualize difficult projects before you make your first cutby Gary M. Katz

Tips on trim details and new design tools from a big project

by Lynn Underwood

A rooftop model keeps rain outside and conditioned air insideby Mike Guertin

A team approach creates an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly house for a growing marketby Christopher Briley

Bit by bit, an architect builds a vacation house in the Vermont foothillsby Peter Kurt Woerner

From mixes and molds to finishes and installation details, a master craftsman shows how basic ingredients can yield elegant resultsby Buddy Rhodes

Designer Fu-Tung Cheng illustrates the aesthetic potential of concreteby Fu-Tung Cheng

New ways to think about the space over the fireplaceby Karin Lidbeck-Brent