Insulating Cathedral Ceiling with Foam Board
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Insulating Cathedral Ceiling with Foam Board
April 26, 2011 – 7:01 pm | 11 Comments

Insulating Cathedral Ceilings
Insulating Cathedral Ceilings can be quite challenging. I’m in the early stages of building an amazing workshop to showcase tools over at Tool Box Buzz and shop projects here at HCI. The new …

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Basement Insulation Guide
September 10, 2011 – 8:45 am | 85 Comments
Basement Insulation Guide

Guide To Insulating Basements Properly
Over the last few years I’ve written many articles about different basement insulation topics. Readers have left hundreds of comments and questions about specific basement insulating topics. In an effort to …

Homebuilders Rate Trus Joist® TJI® Joists No. 1 for Quality in Leading Survey
September 8, 2011 – 6:52 pm | No Comment
Homebuilders Rate Trus Joist® TJI® Joists No. 1 for Quality in Leading Survey

Builder magazine 2010 Brand Use Survey also lists TJI joists as the brand builders use most
I thought the following press release was worth sharing with everyone. As a builder I’ve tried almost every type of …

Team Depot – New Child Care Center Playground
August 31, 2011 – 7:12 pm | 2 Comments
Team Depot – New Child Care Center Playground

Team Depot – Managed by The Home Depot Foundation

Recently I had the pleasure of seeing first hand some of the great community projects that The Home Depot and its associates do. Team Depot is the …

Using A Backup Generator
August 28, 2011 – 4:10 am | 5 Comments
Using A Backup Generator

Backup Generator – When the Lights Go Out

Hurricane Irene is breathing down our neck here in NH today. As the storm approaches I thought it was a good time to revise an older post here …

Cabinet Blocking Inside Wall Framing
August 25, 2011 – 5:19 am | 14 Comments
Cabinet Blocking Inside Wall Framing

Cabinet Blocking

I’m often reminded that I should write articles about even the simplest details as what I might take for granted is not so obvious to all readers. If you’re building a new home or …

Solar Panels
August 21, 2011 – 6:36 am | No Comment

Guest Post by Scott Anthony
As focus shifts to more economic and eco-friendly energy sources, some families and businesses are turning to renewable energy sources. Geothermal heating, windmills, and hydroelectric generators are becoming more and more …

Miter Joint Shrinkage Explanation
August 7, 2011 – 9:25 am | 3 Comments
Miter Joint Shrinkage Explanation

Miter Joint Shrinkage – Why Miter Joints Open Up
I’m sure everyone has seen a miter joint that has opened up similar to the one in this image. I’d like to explain why this type of …

How Thick Is Plywood?
August 3, 2011 – 5:27 am | No Comment
How Thick Is Plywood?

Plywood Thickness
Several readers have asked the question: How Thick is Plywood? I thought it would be useful to go over some of the different thickness plywood available on the market today. Plywood thicknesses vary drastically …