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  • Engineered Wood. This manufactured or composite wood is a green building material used in APA rated siding, I-Joists, glulam and OSB.
  • Knockdown Texture Tool. Make a Knockdown Texture Tool. I made this cool tool to match a customer's drywall ceiling that I was tying into. Perfect match!
  • Wood Frame Construction. Learn the fundamentals of stick framing before starting a remodeling project.
  • Repairing Drywall Holes. This DIY guide will teach you how to repair drywall holes. Drywall repairs involve using sheetrock, drywall compound, joint tape, and drywall tools.
  • How to Frame a Basement Your basement represents an opportunity to use all the square footage in your home and increase your home equity by turning it into a game room, home theater, or craft shop.
  • Tape and Float Sheetrock. Drywall finishing is an art form, but easily learned. This article provides step by step instructions for taping and floating (or finishing) sheetrock.
  • Drywall Texturing Made Easy. Have you ever wanted to give your walls a personalized and professional texture? It's easy and you don't need a drywall texture sprayer!
  • Repair Sheetrock Seams. Cracks in your drywall can be caused by many things, including foundation problems. Fixing them is easy though, just tape and float.
  • Porch Roof Construction. Got a porch on your house and want to put a roof over it? Read on.
  • Structural Insulated Panels. Use Structural Insulated Panels for your exterior walls. Green building at its best!
  • Insulated Concrete Forms. Insulated Concrete Forms (ICFs) are a green method of building exterior and interior demising walls.