The Building Center

State Legislators Deal Blow to Residential-Sprinkler Codes

Lawmakers in many states block IRC 2009 provision mandating sprinklers for one- and two-family homes

TVA-ORNL Project Provides a Window on the Payback of Energy Upgrades

Lowe’s Settles Suit Brought by Buyers of Defective Drywall

Permit Rules for Teardowns Are Tightening

Rebuilding a Church on a Higher Plane

Rebuilding a Church on a Higher Plane

Rebuilding a Church on a Higher Plane

The Eight-Hour Kitchen Remodel

Building Decks with Log Posts

Building a Cantilevered Stair

Framing a 16-Sided Addition

Lumber Yards Getting Paid Later

Building a SIPs Roof

Replacing Doors In Stucco

In the News

Stair-Building Tools

Heavy Lifting: A Housemover’s Journal

Letters

Successful Sound Control

Building Airtight Homes

Notebook

Notebook

Notebook

Have Asphalt Shingles Improved?

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Green Building For Profit

Practical Details for an Energy-Efficient House

Resources

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Letters

Resources

Letters

Problem-Solving Products

Letters

Notebook

Products

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Notebook

Resources

Tying In a New Foundation

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Products

Letters

Installing a Radiant Wall

Resources

Notebook

Notebook

Resources

Efficient Rafter Cutting

Legal Adviser: When Is a Project Substantially Complete?

Building a Pole Barn

Letters

Letters

Resources

Notebook

Practical Engineering: Calculating Loads on Overhanging Floors

Roof Calculations Simplified

Custom Stairs From Stock Parts

Waterproof Fiberglass Decks

Choosing Energy-Efficient Windows

Letters

Notebook

Resources

By Design: Bay Window Do’s and Don’ts

Practical Engineering: Beyond Code: Preventing Floor Vibration

Resources

Notebook

Stucco Flashing Details

Notebook

Letters

Letters

By Design: Building a Barrel Vault Ceiling

Practical Engineering: Fixing Shear Wall Nailing Mistakes

Quick Foundation Repair

Innovative tools and materials

Notebook

Notebook

Jacking Old Houses

Framing Rake Walls

Letters

Notebook

Plumbing Pitfalls For Bathroom Remodels

Adding On Above the Garage

Notebook

Communicating with Clients

Jambs & Thresholds For Fat Walls

New England Update

Building Cabinets On Site

JLC Live! West Coast Edition

Getting Started With Brick Veneer

Pressure-Treated Foundation Repair

Case Study: A Retrofit Ridge Beam

New England Update

Notebook

Controlling Moisture in Mixed Climates

New England Update

By Design: Building a Better Deck

Building With Foam-Core Panels

Practical Engineering: A Cure for Bouncy Floors

Framing Recessed Ceilings

Notebook

New England Update

New England Update

Notebook

Energy-Efficient Cathedral Ceilings

Notebook

Venting Details for Cathedral Ceilings

Practical Engineering: Strength of Plywood Sheathing

Eight-Penny News

Specialty Finishes for Concrete Slabs

Frost-Protected Shallow Foundations

New England Update

New England Update

Building With Style: Remains of the Day

Profiting From Panelized Construction

For What It’s Worth

Hip Rafter Layout Basics

Practical Engineering: Holding the Roof Up

For What It’s Worth

Eight-Penny News

Building With Style: Reforming a Planbook Colonial

Practical Engineering: Deck Support Making the Crucial Connections

Building a Round Room

Simple Layout for Hillside Foundations

New England Update

Site-Built Modular Addition

Eight-Penny News

Making Room at the Top

Practical Engineering: Shake Rattle & Roll: Vibrations in Long Spans

Q&A: Frostproof Slab-on-Grade

Transit Tips

Site Skills for Job Foremen

Eight-Penny News

Practical Engineering: Overhanging Decks: How Far Can You Go?

Eight-Penny News

Building With Style: Choosing a Roof Form

Toolbox: Water Level Know-How

Exterior Trim: Design Basics

Kitchen & Bath: Hidden Drawer Slides

Building With Glulams

One-Coat Stucco

On Site With PrimeTrim

Practical Engineering: Are Balusters Strong Enough?

Focus on Energy: Wall Details for Cooling Climates

Building With Style: Life Without Fireplaces

Ten Common Framing Flaws

Setting Trusses: Tips From the Tracks

Building With Style: Searching for Style

Custom Built-In Cabinets

Practical Engineering: When a Block Foundation Cracks

Letters

Case Study: Framing an Engineered Floor

Building With Style: Circulation A Moving Experience

Focus on Energy: Model Energy Codes Counting the Costs

For What It’s Worth

Practical Engineering: Concrete and Steel — An Effective Partnership

Building Doghouse Dormers

Focus On Energy: Keeping Cool Over Recessed Lights

Working With Tile Backerboard

A Guide to Construction Adhesives

Focus on Energy: Financing Energy Efficient Homes

Practical Engineering: Simple Beam Sizing for Shear and Deflection

The 31 Rules of Kitchen Design

Letters

Building with Style: A Saltbox-Style Shed

Remodeler’s Guide to Building Skylight Wells

Wet-Spray Cellulose Insulation

Post-and-Pier Additions

Letters

Brick Veneer Basics

Shopping for Wood Windows

Building with Style: Trimless Detailing – What’s Missing?

Practical Engineering: Interlocking Block Retaining Walls

Leakproof Details for Shallow Roofs

Straight Talk About Hip and Valley Rafters

Eight-Penny News

Layout for Fast Framing

Practical Engineering: Resisting the Wind

Rating OSB Performance

Q&A: Wiring in Stress-Skin Panels

Building with Style: Making Room in the Modern Cape

Eight-Penny News

Letters

For What It’s Worth

Building With Style: Cures for Clashing Doors

Eight-Penny News

Building With Style: Detailing for Sturdy Decks

Eco-Friendly Building Products

A Guide to Green Building Resources

Building Two-Story Window Walls

Building With Style: Fine-Tuning The Floor Plan

Prefab Masonry Fireplaces

After the Storm: Hard-Won Lessons

Building With Style: Old Columns Revisited

Getting the Most From Mechanical Cooling

Traditional Trim in Vinyl and Aluminum

Eight-Penny News

Building Porches That Last

Framing With Floor Trusses

For What It’s Worth

Detail: A Barrel-Vault Ceiling

Schools For Contractors

Eight-Penny News

Backfill: Shake and Bake

Framing a Radius Stair

Eight-Penny News

For What It’s Worth

Bringing the Bathroom Up to Code

Shear Wall Basics

Eight-Penny News

Focus on Energy: Making Mastic Stick

Eight-Penny News

Builder’s Library

Coping With Shrinking Wood Callbacks

The Legal Column: Liability for Lead Grows

Toolbox: On Site with SmartLevel

Q&A: Vapor Barrier vs. Exterior Air Barrier

Ten Tough Energy Questions

Letters

Building With Style: Domestic Details