In this video, I show the full process of building a triangle-shaped bushcraft cabin deep in the forest. The project begins ...

While no building is truly fireproof, construction materials and systems can make a building fire safe. Fire-resistive construction gives time to discover a fire, suppress it before it spreads and ...

This detailed look at wooden structure construction showcases each phase of the process—from framing and measuring to cutting, assembling, and securing joints. Whether it's a shed, small cabin, or ...

The American Wood Council's 2015 “Wood-Frame Construction Manual for One- and Two-Family Dwellings” (WFCM ) has been approved as an American National Standard by the American National Standards ...

The wood-frame structure, built circa 1893 and within the Greenpoint Historic District, will be covered with new gray fiber cement clapboard siding. A new cornice and portico similar to the missing ...

Modular construction by Maisons Laprise, Quebec, Canada. Image Courtesy of QWEB Proven and effective construction methods are not static, instead they're always improving. In Quebec, Canada, light ...

One can walk planks in the attic of the old armory building at 406 E. 2nd St., in Carson City. The wooden footpaths weave through huge, dark timbers of the roof structure. It’s an environment that ...