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Does a Roof Need a Ridge Vent? - Fine Homebuilding
Does a roof need a ridge vent? How and where you vent your roof depends on a lot of factors, including what type of roof you have, where you live, and what existing vents you have. Read the Q&A spotlight.
Details for a Sweet Entry Porch
In this article, Minnesota carpenter Brian Campbell demonstrates how he demolished an old concrete stoop and built a simple and stylish entry porch in its place.
Rock-Solid Guard-Post Connections - Fine Homebuilding
Veteran deck-builder and contributing editor Mike Guertin describes the prescriptive solutions in the 2021 International Residential Code for attaching guard posts to deck framing for a safe and secure guard system. Guertin describes the proprietary hardware used to reinforce the connections, and uses a series of detailed illustrations to demonstrate 12 different code-compliant post-to-frame attachments.