Category: Journal of Light Construction

 Volume: 36 |  Issue: 4 |  Download

On the cover: Ben Giles sorts and prepares a group of neutral conductors as he roughs in a switch box for the master bedroom at a house in southern Rhode Island. See the story on page 27. Photo
by Roe Osborn.

 Volume: 36 |  Issue: 3 |  Download

On the cover: Kyle Davis of Pioneer Builders in Port Orchard, Wash., uses a DeWalt Flexvolt in-line saw to cut outlookers on a gable end. For more on the cordless revolution in framing tools, see the story on page 33. Photo by Tim Uhler.

 Volume: 36 |  Issue: 2 |  Download

On the cover: Tom Meehan, a tile specialist from Harwich, Mass., installs large-format tile made to look like wooden planks. Read about details and requirements for installing large-format tile on page 41. Photo by Roe Osborn.

 Volume: 36 |  Issue: 1 |  Download

On the cover: Tim Donbeck, a carpenter in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., temporarily sets and levels a base cabinet as part of the scribing process. See the story on page 17. Photo by Chris Ermides.

 Volume: 35 |  Issue: 12 |  Download

On the cover: Wildfires threaten a subdivision near Portola Hills, Calif. To read about building homes to resist wildfires, see the story on page 51. Photo: f00sion/E+/Getty Images.

 Volume: 35 |  Issue: 11 |  Download

On the cover: A technician with Edge Energy (Beltsville, Md.) blows insulation over a sealed duct as part of a home-performance upgrade. Photo by Chris McKenzie. See the story on page 23.

 Volume: 35 |  Issue: 10 |  Download

On the cover: Installer Luis Ventura tape-seals a tap collar to a duct board box before attaching flex duct, on site with Greener Solutions, in Jacksonville, Fla. See the story on page 33. Photo by Ted Cushman.

 Volume: 35 |  Issue: 9 |  Download

On the cover: To avoid heat stress, Kyle Davis, of Pioneer Builders in Port Orchard, Wash., knows to drink water often and take breaks in the shade. He'll need both after hauling this floor sheathing. See the story on page 59. Photo by Tim Uhler.

 Volume: 35 |  Issue: 8 |  Download

On the cover: Dale Diamond, of New Dimension Construction, in Millbrook, N.Y., lines a built-in gutter with sections of copper fabricated with a metal brake and a cut-off wheel. Read about using a brake on page 53. Photo by Kyle Diamond.

 Volume: 35 |  Issue: 7 |  Download

On the cover: Matt Risinger of Risinger & Co., in Austin, Texas, applies liquid flashing to air-seal the intersection between a foundation and the framing. See the story on page 19. Photo by Joey Puterbaugh.

 Volume: 35 |  Issue: 6 |  Download

On the cover: Tom Meehan, a tile specialist from Harwich, Mass., wipes the last of the grout haze from a glass-tile shower wall with a decorative wave. Read about the nuances of working with all types of glass tile on page 49. Photo by Gil Potts.

 Volume: 35 |  Issue: 5 |  Download

On the cover: Jonah Vannamee, of Caleb Contracting, in Cambridge, Vt., seals a vapor-open air barrier and weather membrane to the framing with a vapor-open waterproof tape. Photo by Tim Healey.