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| BUILDING FINISH STAIRS With a housed stringer on one side and an open, mitered stringer on the other, these stairs look harder to build than they are | 60 | |
| CHOOSING ENERGY-EFFICIENT WINDOWS How today's high-tech windows work and what to look for when making your next purchase | 68 | |
| - Verifying energy performance | 73 | |
| WRITING AN OWNER'S MANUAL FOR A HOUSE Shouldn't the largest investment most people ever make come with a big, thick instruction book? | 74 | |
| INSTALLING FLOOR TRUSSES Parallel-chord floor trusses are more stable and span greater distances than stick framing, and speedier setup offsets their higher cost | 78 | |
| ADDING A SUNROOM WITH PORCH Low-maintenance materials combine with traditional details in a light-filled addition | 84 | |
| MAKING BEVEL-EDGE LAMINATE COUNTERTOPS With store-bought moldings and a router, you can give laminate counters the monolithic look of solid-surface material | 88 | |
| ROOM ENOUGH FOR TWO At 1,200 sq. ft. and $105 per ft., this compact house has the details and variety found in much bigger homes | 94 | |
| SOUPING UP A CHOPSAW STAND To get what he needed in a chopsaw stand, one finish carpenter made his own extension tables and stops | 98 | |
| A GUIDE TO EXTERIOR LIGHTING Safety, security and aesthetics all play an important part in illuminating the outside of your house | 100 | |
| - A look at exterior light bulbs | 103 | |
| MAKING PLYWOOD BOX BEAMS Glue, staples, and a little engineering turn sheets of plywood into trusses and columns | 106 | |
| BUILDING NEAR THE WATER This house on the Atlantic is designed to provide a great view and to withstand the elements | 112 | |
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| Departments | Page | |
| LETTERS Clapboard controversy, More on hard hats, Painting safety | 6 | |
| Q & A Grab bars on fiberglass showers, The process of balloon-framing | 18 | |
| TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Air chisel, Coping with a grinder, Aligning joist hangers | 30 | |
| DRAWING BOARD The kitchen/family-room relationship | 38 | |
| CROSS SECTION Restoration & Renovation, Salvaged wood, Web sites | 48 | |
| FINISHING TOUCHES Carved colonnades of Chiquitos | 118 | |
| TOOLS AND MATERIALS Soil-line heat exchanger, Dust-free joint-compound smoothing | 126 | |
| WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE Knee pads, Fiber-cement siding | 144 | |
| REVIEWS The Water Heater Workbook, MaxQuake, A Place of My Own | 156 | |
| GREAT MOMENTS The shop vac | 170 | |
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