No "limp fish" handshake here. (Image courtesy of Old House Journal) An old teacher of mine always insisted that a firm han...

Studs: They're a lot easier to find when the room looks like this. Otherwise, buy a good studfinder. Watch any of those popular hom...

German windows—the Mercedes Benz of fenestration. With the handle in one position, the sash tilts in; in another, it opens like a casement...

The Romans had already mastered the use of poured concrete when the dome of the Pantheon, shown here, was completed in 125 AD. Concret...

Integrally-colored (not painted) concrete is an old-timey material whose color mellows with age. Don't try to "freshen up" t...

There are worse things than getting paid in abalone. I once completed a project for a young fellow who suppor ted himself by diving for...

Think of a ramp as an integral landscape element, not as an ugly afterthought.  For most of us, a disability is something that afflicts...