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Tip: Fixing woodpecker-pecked shingles Online Membership Required

by Tom Sabellico

Tip: The simplest trim rack everOnline Membership Required

by Peter Heelan

Q & A: Bending cedar shinglesOnline Membership Required

by Mike Guertin

Q & A: Nailing clapboard siding: top, bottom, or both?Online Membership Required

by Daniel S. Morrison

Repairing Rotten TrimOnline Membership Required

Don't replace the whole board; cut out the damage and make a perfect patchby John Michael Davis

Weaving Designs Into Sidewall ShinglesOnline Membership Required

Simple shapes let ordinary sidewall shingles take flightby Mike Guertin

Q & A: Blind-nailing clapboardsOnline Membership Required

by Mike Guertin

Flashing Brick-Veneer WallsOnline Membership Required

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

Building Square Columns with EntasisOnline Membership Required

A little math and a shop-made router template give classical curves to plywood box columnsby Scott Wynn

Installing Manufactured-Stone VeneerOnline Membership Required

Made from cast concrete, so-called phony stone is good looking, affordable and easy to work with, but best of all, gravity is not requiredby Vladimir Popovac

Q & A: Weaving patterns in sidewall shinglesOnline Membership Required

by Roe A. Osborn

A Large Cornice Made From Built-up MoldingsOnline Membership Required

A molding head on a radial-arm saw shapes the coves, and plywood forms support the moldingsby Barrie Graham

Installing Wood ClapboardsOnline Membership Required

How a seasoned crew uses a story pole and an efficient work sequence to install this traditional sidingby Rick Arnold, Mike Guertin

Q & A: Stains from siding nailsOnline Membership Required

by Brian J. Doherty

Q & A: Replacing a piece of sidingOnline Membership Required

by Roe A. Osborn

Siding With Cedar ShinglesOnline Membership Required

Woven corners are a good-looking and low-maintenance alternative to corner boardsby Oliver Govers

Q & A: Shear walls in old constructionOnline Membership Required

by Thor Matteson

Installing Horizontal Wood SidingOnline Membership Required

A carpenter's tricks for accurately laying out, cutting and fitting the classic wood sidingby Felix Marti

Railing Against the ElementsOnline Membership Required

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

Decorative Sidewall ShinglesOnline Membership Required

Custom-cut wood shingles make a variety of complex patternsby Dave Skilton

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