Trimwork

A small guest house proves that you can make elegant spaces with stock materialsby Gale Goff

Finish carpentry DVD teaches skills from basic to advancedby Gary M. Katz

If vinyl’s final, you’d best get the details right. A veteran builder shows how to make it water-resistant and attractive.by Mike Guertin

Maintaining historical proportions and details makes a big, modern house look like a traditional New England colonialby Steve Heffner

Get the jambs flush with the drywall, and the miters come easilyby Jim Blodgett

Fascias, rakes, soffits and corner boards aren't scrutinized like interior woodwork, but they still have to look good and stand up to weatherby Robert Weatherall

Careful layout and accurate miters make installing a two-part trim an easier processby Joseph Beals III

by John Spier

by Jack Murphy

Making soffits and fascias line up when intersecting roof pitches aren't the sameby Scott McBride

One carpenter tries five methods of framing a tricky roofby Scott McBride

Creating private, light-filled spaces when houses are close togetherby Anthony Simmonds

Strip-laminating arches to match straight casing profilesby Jonathan F. Shafer

An alternative to wood trim around doors, windows and skylightsby Dennis Darrah

A framing technique for soffit-covered eavesby Don Dunkley

How one builder supports the loads without a conventional header, then uses a trammel jig to cut siding and casingby Douglas Goodale

Joining stock and custom-milled trim to make a formal entrywayby Joseph Beals III

Upside down and backwards is the secretby Tom Law

Two ways to frame a basic gable dormerby Scott McBride