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......
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......
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......
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......
