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2nd Story Addition
Posted by Butterworth Add 1500 Sq Ft on top of 1950's era 2200 Sq ft ranch home. 3 bedrooms with jack and jill bath and hall bath servicing 3rd bedroom and upstairs playroom.
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Fait Accompli: Our First House...Finished
Posted by sjdehner After almost two years of steady work our passive-solar house is now "officially" built. Looking back it hardly seems possible... Thanks to a combination of mutual enthusiasm,...
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You know they designed the attic ventilation to take care of this!!!!!!
Posted by TX_Inspector The pipe in the middle of the second picture is a fireplace flue! This photo was taken at the "meter release" inspection after drywall is installed, etc. The fireplace this is...
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What's the worst time for a holesaw to fail?
Posted by JFink One of my brothers has a colonial with two upstairs bathrooms. The builders who did his house clearly had enough good sense to include bath vent fans, but not enough sense to vent them...
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When Does a Conditioned Attic Make Sense?
Posted by ScottG An Oklahoma builder who builds relatively large, single-story homes wonders whether his best approach is to turn the attic into a conditioned space with the use of spray polyurethane...
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Getting the Details Right for an Unvented Roof
Posted by ScottG The roof is on, and insulation contractors are now advising Ted Storm on how much open-cell foam to spray on the back side of the roof deck. Three contractors suggest the same thing,...
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PODCAST: Five Big Holes in your House That Suck Energy Out
Posted by DanMorrison An 1/8th inch crack along a window doesn't seem like much to worry about, but a 1/8th in. crack running the length of your house amounts to a hole bigger than a half sheet of...
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Simplify Rafter-Pattern-Layout Math with Google SketchUp
Posted by TheTimberTailor SketchUp can be a useful option for layout and planning for cutting rafters. Check out this process for doing the math and see if it fits into your "bag-o-tricks" for...
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Fine Homebuilding is On Pinterest
Posted by RYagid Check out the Fine Homebuilding boards on Pinterest for design inspiration
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Model & Measure: Hip Roof Framing De-Mystified by Modeling in SketchUp
Posted by TheTimberTailor Modeling hip roof framing components in the digital realm is comparable in complexity to cutting hip rafters on a jobsite. In either case, an understanding of roof geometry...
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Model and Measure: De-Mystifying Hip Roof Framing by Measuring in SketchUp
Posted by TheTimberTailor Measuring a modeled hip roof is a foolproof way to measure all the rafters for a complete hip roof. This third of 3 parts shows the process to obtain perfect measurements for...
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Texas Deep-Energy Retrofit Remodel
Posted by Matt Risinger When you hear about a deep energy retrofit project most people think of the snowy North Eastern US. I can tell you that the strategy for a Northern remodel with energy...
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Stair-side Bookcases
Posted by Olitch Stairs are great for coming and going, but these stair-side bookcases turn under-used stairwell walls into a library. It's a great place to linger and browse.
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How to Use Spray Foam to Meet New Energy Codes in Warm Climates
Posted by Matt Risinger As a builder in the hot and humid South, I regularly use spray foam in my houses. Spray foam makes it much easier to encapsulate my attic (where most HVAC systems in Texas...
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Safe Stairway to Above-Garage Storage
Posted by LFFisher After living in several homes with less-than-friendly attic storage stairways, I decided to make access easier by enlarging opening to accomodate full-sized door and wide enough...
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Attic Retreat
Posted by BrianVandenBrink51 This imaginative homeowner made good use of some unused space in his Kennebunk, Maine attic. Creating a library/study using old furniture, simple bookshelves, oriental...
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Trunks in the Attic
Posted by BrianVandenBrink51 You never know what you will discover on a photo shoot.Many years ago I was assigned by a preservation magazine to photograph a house that was up for auction because there...
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What's the best attic insulation?
Posted by RYagid The answer to the question of which attic insulation is best is, of course, entirely circumstantial. When the design of your attic allows, the best attic insulation is inexpensive,...
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View from the Attic Window
Posted by BrianVandenBrink51 Hamilton House, in South Berwick, Maine is one of the finest historic homes in the state. A masterpiece of the Georgian Style, it was built on the banks of the Salmon...
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Insulation and Attics
Posted by Matt_Higgins Potential Air Leaks in the Attic In a conventional attic, insulation typically placed between the ceiling joists of the rooms below can be only partially effective if air leaks...
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