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  • Troubleshooting

    Trim Mistakes Can Lead To Window Failure

    3 MIN READ
  • Exteriors

    Building a Custom Exterior Door

    7 MIN READ
  • Economics

    Is It Time to Rethink Inflation?

    5 MIN READ
  • Training the Trades

    Fitness for the Jobsite

    6 MIN READ
  • Training the Trades

    Jobsite Workout

    1 MIN READ
  • Tools of the Trade

    Problem-Solving Tile Saw

    3 MIN READ
  • Tools of the Trade

    One Saw to Rule Them All

    3 MIN READ
  • Business

    Verbal Agreements: A Powerful Management Tool

    4 MIN READ
  • Interiors

    Installing Glass Balcony Rails

    10 MIN READ
  • Tools of the Trade

    DeWalt Cordless Framing Nailer

    3 MIN READ
  • Business

    Robots for Hire in Commercial Construction

    5 MIN READ
  • Drywall

    Renewing a Tired Garage

    5 MIN READ
  • Marketing

    Marketing Insights: Google’s Recent Changes

    11 MIN READ
  • Tools of the Trade

    Workstation Worklight

    2 MIN READ
  • JLC Case Study

    Building in the Unknown: Pushing Forward with Attainable Zero

    4 MIN READ
  • Building Performance

    High Performance on a Limited Budget

    10 MIN READ
  • Business

    The Reluctant Saleperson’s Approach to Selling

    7 MIN READ
  • Cost vs Value

    Key Trends in the 2024 Cost vs. Value Report

    6 MIN READ
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  • JLC Case Study

    Preconstruction Begins for the 2025 JLC Case Study Home

    5 MIN READ
    Above-code enclosure. While it's not required by code in climate zone 3, Addison Homes typically uses 2x6 framing (with R-20 cavity insulation) in combination with R-5 exterior insulation. The author has found this to be a proven solution for comfort, quiet, durability, and energy efficiency. Exterior insulation adds some upfront cost, but the payoff is felt immediately: more even temperatures, reduced noise, and energy savings that typically pay for the investment within a few years.
  • Backfill

    Classical Proportions Revisited

    3 MIN READ
    Columns on pedestals in the cloister of the Royal Seminary College of Corpus Christi in Valencia, Spain. What does wainscoting and column pedestals really have in common?  (photo by Joanbanjo)

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  • Tools

    Laser Levels

    9 MIN READ
  • Backfill

    Why Do We Say Joists and Rafters?

    3 MIN READ
  • JLC Case Study

    Introducing Attainable Zero: A JLC Case-Study Home

    6 MIN READ
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