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Volume: 33 | Issue: 4 | Download
On the cover: The crew of New England Soundproofing, based in Waltham, Mass., installs a "mass-loaded vinyl" membrane that helps keep airborne sounds from traveling through a stairwell wall between condo units. Photo by Ted Cushman
Volume: 33 | Issue: 3 | Download
On the cover: Lead carpenter Ryan Labrenz of New Dimension Construction, in Millbrook, N.Y., applies the mortar setting bed for a stone tile floor over electric radiant heating as part of a home remodel in Dutchess County, N.Y. Photo by Kyle Diamond
Volume: 33 | Issue: 2 | Download
On the cover: Tile installer Tom Meehan, of Cape Cod Tileworks, sets the tile-top strainer into place for a linear drain in a shower that is part of a home remodel in Harwich Port, Mass. Photo by Roe Osborn
Volume: 33 | Issue: 1 | Download
On the cover: R. Corbo Construction project manager, Danny DoCouto, infills with structural brick over a new flitch beam header in the structural rear wall of a Hoboken, N.J., row house. Photo by David White
Volume: 32 | Issue: 12 | Download
On the cover: Todd Pudvar, operations manager for Topcoat Finishes, in Jericho, Vt., fastens PVC window trim with a stainless steel siding nail. Photo by Tim Healey.
Volume: 32 | Issue: 11 | Download
On the Cover: Jeff Cleveland of Coastal Design Group, in Portland, Maine, levels the ladder base for a kitchen cabinet before mounting the plain cabinet boxes on top. Photo by Ted Cushman
Volume: 32 | Issue: 10 | Download
On the cover: Stair carpenter Ken Reis prepares to install a site-built Craftsman-style baluster in a stair in Orleans, Mass. Photo by Dave Holbrook
Volume: 32 | Issue: 9 | Download
On the cover: Five men slide a high-tech "tilt-and-turn" window unit into place in a home on Martha's Vineyard, Mass. These triple-glazed highly-efficient windows are made in Europe. Photo by Roe Osborn
Volume: 32 | Issue: 8 | Download
On the cover: Matthew Anderson of Anderson Framing & Remodeling, in East Sandwich, Mass., and his foreman, Peter Legacy, measure the length of a garage sidewall while laying out mudsills for a complex new-home foundation. Photo by Roe Osborn.
Volume: 32 | Issue: 7 | Download
On the cover: A crane lifts the first of two site-built roof modules into position atop the walls. Building the roof on the ground at this new home site in northern Vermont saved both time and money. Photo by Lee McGinley
Volume: 32 | Issue: 6 | Download
On the cover: Kenny O'Gorman and Delfino Ortega help clean up a basement in Colorado in the aftermath of the September 2013 flood. AP photo by Manuel Valdes
Volume: 32 | Issue: 5 | Download
On the cover: Emanuel Silva of Silva Lightning Builders, in North Andover, Mass., installs solid blocking to stiffen the new joists in an old, sagging floor. Photo by Carter Silva.