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A Brick Rehab Meets LEED's Highest Standards Online Membership Required

Solar panels aside, you can’t see the upgrades that make this downtown remodel so energy efficient

Video: Bending and Installing Drip Edges with Flat Seam Copper

Here's how to make a clean, neat drip edge with intersecting angles

Weatherproofing Dormers

Flashing dormers using peel-and-stick bowties

An Editor's Weekend

A confessed serial remodeler hits the roof

Big Gable Hides a Boring RanchOnline Membership Required

A change in a ranch's ridgeline transforms a suburban house without disturbing the neighborhood

Ranch Makeover, Bungalow StyleOnline Membership Required

Eight signature design elements transform a brick ranch

Bath MathOnline Membership Required

Adding a dormer and subtracting a double closet yields a compact but luxurious master bath

Ranchformation in Just 6 Months

Fixing the hard parts first gets a couple into their remodeled house before winter

Editors Pick10 Rules for Framing

Guidelines for working efficiently and knowing how good is good enough

Retrofitting a Curbed SkylightOnline Membership Required

Get the flashing right to ensure leak-free skylights

Kitchen Remodel Transforms the HouseOnline Membership Required

An addition creates an ample gourmet kitchen and exciting outdoor spaces while giving this Seattle home a much-needed face-lift

Reroofing With Asphalt ShinglesOnline Membership Required

Laying new shingles over old might avoid the cost of a tearoff, but you still have to replace the vents and flashings

Retrofitting Skylights in a Truss Roof

Don't cut any roof trusses until you get most of the new framing in place

Building a Bow Window From ScratchOnline Membership Required

Lay out the curved plates with a trammel, then use them as a bending form for laminated trim

Q & A: Supporting a half-vaulted ceilingOnline Membership Required

A Suburban MetamorphosisOnline Membership Required

A modest renovation transforms hodgepodge of revival styles into a coherent shingle-style design

A Classic SunroomOnline Membership Required

Carefully proportioned use of flat boards, stock moldings and standard windows helps to create a space for all seasons

Framing a Gable Roof Over a BayOnline Membership Required

Letting ceiling joists cantilever beyond the walls makes this challenging roof detail stronger and easier to build

Framing for SkylightsOnline Membership Required

The trick is in laying out and building the splayed walls of the lightwell

Tip: Cutting asphalt shinglesOnline Membership Required

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