Fine Homebuilding Magazine

America’s trusted resource for residential building, remodeling, and home improvement. Convenient digital delivery includes unique bonus features and enhancements: linkable and searchable content, techniques videos, slide shows, tutorials, new products, digital tools, and more.

OutofPrint • BUILDING BEYOND THE MAGAZINE’S PAGES

Fine Homebuilding Magazine

Contributors • THE VOICES OF EXPERIENCE

Letters • READER FEEDBACK

Tips&Techniques

Barriers to pool entry

COMPACT COMPOUND SLIDER

Dust-free paint scraper

Festool’s Domino: Worth the dough?

Tile-Leveling Systems • The best levelers are easy to insert and tighten without tools, apply enough pressure to keep adjacent tiles level, and break away cleanly

High-Performance Whole-House Ventilation • Understand HRVs and ERVs and types of fresh-air distribution to create an efficient and well-ventilated home

Perfect Scribing • Tools and techniques for tight-fitting trim

Installing Prehung Exterior Doors • This straightforward method focuses on water management, air infiltration, and smooth operation

Downsizing in Place • A smaller and more accessible cottage built for aging in place on the family’s property

Built-ins Made Easy • A standardized approach, quick-to-install hardware, and a simplified design make building custom casework cost-effective

HOUSES BY DESIGN • ARCHITECTURAL CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS

SPEC • NEW AND NOTABLE PRODUCTS

Ask the EXPERTS • YOUR QUESTIONS // PRO ANSWERS

Are 2D drawings obsolete?

KeepCraftAlive • CELEBRATING PASSION FOR BUILDING