With energy prices climbing almost daily, your clients are likely to start asking you about energy efficiency. You can prepare yourself with the JLC Field Guide Volume 2. Starting with the basics (definitions and Climate Zone maps), the guide goes on to cover everything from building tight envelopes to combating energy wasters like oversized equipm...Read More
With recent advances in waterproofing materials and substrates, what is the best way to build a tile shower? Tile expert and JLC contributing editor Michael Byrne describes his preferred method...Read More
Long time JLC columnist Henri de Marne has compiled over 32 years of savvy construction expertise in this very practical book on just about anything that can go wrong with a house...Read More
Is it really necessary to install rebar in deck post footings? P.E. Jordan Truesdell helps the Rough Framing forum with this important question...Read More
Despite using a 20-minute setting-type joint compound, a forum poster found his drywall patch took hours to harden. Find out the likely cause and learn some great tips on working with "hot mud" in this Drywall and Finishes post...Read More
