Monthly Archives: May 2019

- Jim Coshow

Considering an upgrade to your vintage or historic home? In this ongoing energy retrofit series, master craftsman Daniel Westbrook interviews industry expert Mark LaLiberte, founding partner and president of Construction Instruction. Mark has been educating the building industry on the science and physics of construction for more than 30 years, and is sharing the benefits of constructing durable, energy efficient, healthy homes in this series.

In this video, you’ll learn how air movement affects air quality in your house. Here are two key takeaways:

Misconception: a leaky house has good air quality

There are a few misconceptions around air movement and air quality, and some very important truths. One misconception is that a leaky house has good air quality—that’s not always the case. You could be bringing in air from many places that have a less-than-ideal or even harmful air quality, whether it’s air from a backyard or dog kennel or from a basement or crawlspace. The better

If you’re a parent, a grandparent, a babysitter, a friend, or any of the above, these five summer DIY projects for kids will keep you entertained while you make them together.

At the store, this simple crib mobile is priced at over $100. Here on the blog, we used the highest quality material we could to recreate this look for $25. Doesn’t get much better than that.

Today’s video is all about how to interpret western red cedar lumber grades. Lumber grading is the process by which the pieces of wood are evaluated.

Bathroom storage in general can be pretty poorly thought through, and it requires some time and attention to really make the best of it. But don’t worry, because that’s what we’re here to do right now.

In this blog, we're highlighting Chermak Construction, who began participating in Rampathon in 2010 and has participated annually ever since.