New Construction

A traditional design adapts nicely to a residential siteby Robert Weatherall

When a family likes to prepare meals together, happiness is having the space to work without getting in one another's wayby David Edrington

Now available in a variety of colors and textures, this durable array of products won't rot, splinter, or crack. What's not to like?by Chris Green

by Charles Peterson

Radiant-panel systems a carpenter can install are perfect under a wood floorby Rick Arnold

The EPA is banning CCA lumber. The replacements are safer, but they may change how you build a deck.by Daniel S. Morrison

Whether it's the floor of a big house or a small addition, an accurate layout promotes smooth installationby Jim Anderson

Tips from a custom framer make the engineered-lumber learning curve easier to negotiateby John Spier

by Fu-Tung Cheng

Simple shapes let ordinary sidewall shingles take flightby Mike Guertin

The perfect marriage of cost, aesthetics and performance is what suits your lifestyle and budget bestby Scott Gibson

by Ashton Avegno

by David Grandpré

A Texas builder tackles affordable housing with recycled materials, job-site waste and minimum-wage crewsby Dan Phillips

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

by Roe A. Osborn

by Roe A. Osborn

They're the largest and most visible moving parts of your house, but with all the options out there, don't leave the choice up to someone elseby Roe A. Osborn

You're 30 ft. in the air, walking on narrow framing members and manhandling sheets of plywood that'll catch the wind like canvas sails. You'd better know what you're doing.by Robert Weatherall