Q. I'm doing some remodeling work and I have to construct some interior wood walls. I haven't done this before and don't want to make mistakes. It doesn't seem too hard — actually it appears to be ...

Start by rolling on a masonry waterproofing product. This step is only to help prevent water that naturally migrates through concrete through a capillary effect, not a permanent solution to a bulk ...

Whenever I’m decorating a space, the last thing to go up on the walls is art. This is for two reasons, I think. First, it’s hard to know what should go up without having the rest of the room designed.

Standard wall framing for ages has been a box enclosing vertical 2-by-4 studs. Until to the 1950s, they measured up to their name. Since then, studs have gradually been whittled down and now are a ...

In the sustainable home building industry, many prospective homeowners want to make environmentally friendly choices, but struggle to make sense of a building industry that labels every house framing ...