How To Insulate Basement Walls Insulating a basement properly is rather challenging in cold climates. In this article I'd like…
Energy Efficient Door & Window Headers With a continued focus on energy efficient construction (Green Construction) we are always looking…
Window Well Installation Installing window wells is a very good way of preventing unwanted water from entering into your basement…
How To Insulate Rim Joists We've written a number of articles on insulating basements including; insulating basement walls, insulating basement…
Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) A reader asked me the other day to explain what's the difference between Structural Insulated Panels…
Custom Brazilian Cherry Staircase In our new home we built the custom stairs with Brazilian Cherry treads, handrails and newel…
Blow-In-Blanket® System with OPTIMA® Fiber Glass Insulation Recently I had the pleasure of trying a new insulation system on one…
Grace Flashing Solutions One of the most important and difficult components of construction is proper flashing to keep rain, snow…