December 1991/ January 1992

Articles		Page
EXPRESSING A SITE by Alfredo DeVido Materials gathered from the land form a sophisticated, energy-efficient earth shelter		36
NEW KITCHEN FOR AN OLD HOUSE by Philip S. Sollman Cherry cabinets create an island where cooking is the center of attention		42
MODELING HOME ENERGY USE by Marc Rosenbaum Six analytical tools that calculate energy loads at the design stage		46
BUILDING A TILED MASONRY HEATER by Vladimir Popovac Careful design and lots of brick for energy efficiency and a clean burn		50
GLUE-LAMINATED TIMBERS by Stephen Smulski Designing and building with engineered beams		55
- Sizing up a structural beam by Christopher F. DeBlois		56
FRUGAL FOUR-SQUARE FIXUP by Linda Mason Hunter Bumping out a wall and adding a porch brighten a four-square classic		60
SLATE QUARRYING AND SHINGLE MANUFACTURE by Jeffrey Levine Heavy equipment gets the slate out of the quarry, but shingles are still split by hand		64
- Slating tools, and a primer on replacing broken slate shingles		68
CHANGE ORDERS by David Gerstel Hard-won advice: get 'em in writing		69
AFFORDABLE VICTORIANS by Charles Miller How an Oregon spec builder balances aesthetics and budget		70
ALL TRUSSED UP by Eliot Goldstein Steel-And- Wood Trusses by Edwin Oribin Fabricating Box-Beam		74
PLUNGE ROUTERS by Gregg Carlsen Surveying the current crop, from the speedy flyweights to the rugged heavyweights		78
INSTALLING TWO-PIECE CROWN by Dale F. Mosher A method for running wide, paint-grade crown moldings		85
Departments		Page
LETTERS Double-hung windows, Skirtboards, Job closeout		4
Q & A Double-hung windows, Skirtboards, Job closeout		14
TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Coping table, Doorpull jig		24
FINISHING TOUCHES Newel Posts		88
TOOLS AND MATERIALS Workstation, Concrete imprinting tool, Australian flooring		94
CROSS SECTION High-performance insulation, Advanced earthbuilding, Lighting hotline		104
REVIEWS Fundamentals of building Construction, Resource-Efficient Building Elements		112
GREAT MOMENTS Framing my first house		126

Expressing a Site, New Kitchen for an Old House, Modeling Home Energy Use, Building a Tiled Masonry Heater, Glue-Laminated Timbers, Frugal Four-Square Fixup, Slate Quarrying and Shingle Manufacture, Change Orders, Affordable Victorians, All Trussed Up, Plunge Routersv Installing Two-Piece Crown