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Building & Tools

How to unearth and care for garden-worthy finds

This DIY, wood-fired, outdoor stove can be used four ways: for baking, grilling, cooking and smoking. It's an efficient, multi-purpose stove that uses little firewood (or charcoal). The oven is made from materials you can buy at local hardware or building

Valedictorian. Honor roll regular. Magna cum laude. After graduation, those accolades don't mean much if you can't answer the central question of adulthood: Can you fix that thing?

This 700 sq. ft. barn is Certified LEED Platinum, needs no furnace, and is equipped with LED lights that signal how much solar energy it is producing.

Can the Jawhorse upstage the Black & Decker Workmate as the most capable and functional portable workbench for the solo craftsman?

Cabinetmaker's renovation brings a kitchen back better than it ever was.

Whether you're looking for new units to outfit an addition or replacements for your existing windows, the experts at This Old House sort through the options to simplify your search

Windows are among a home's most distinguishing details. Let the architecture of your place help determine a complementary style

This 1,152-sq.-ft. home in Turners Falls, Mass., produced 2-1/2 times more energy than it consumed in its first year of occupancy, earning the owners and builder a $10,000 prize.

This week, our editors bring news of two new IRC regulations with some fast-approaching deadlines.

We have a new cover and a new department. Help us craft a tagline. What does FHB mean to you?

As relief efforts bring materials to Haiti to aid in this reconstruction effort, PM suggests a list of basic tools and supplies that could help earthquake victims begin to rebuild their lives.

As spring rolls around, driveways, garages and front lawns around the country fill with unwanted stuff for weekend yard sales. With advice from PM's experts you can sort the junk from the gems.