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    Using Corrugated Metal for Shower Walls

    It seems like a reasonable idea...until you actually have to build it. Here's how one builder solved some of the tricky details.

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    A marriage of old and new. On the exterior, the architect specified corrugated galvanized metal panels for a modern addition on the original 1840s home—a detail that the author adapted for the interior shower walls.
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    A Peek Inside a Cabinet Factory

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    A Peek Inside the Wilde Tool Factory

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    Here are two of the many hand tools made by Wilde. The slip joint pliers on the left have a flush fastener; the ones on the right have a standard nut and bolt.
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    Surprising Facts About Bits and Blades

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    The View From Above

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    Was the architect also a quilter? Or did the owner of this French commercial building award the reroofing contract to a low bidder with a warehouse full of leftovers from previous jobs?
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    Taming Butt Joints

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    Merit Award: Commercial Remodeling

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    Installing Suspended Ceilings

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    Working with Preprimed Wood Siding

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    Building in the Unknown: Pushing Forward with Attainable Zero

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