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Sal Alfano is executive editor for Professional Remodeler[email protected], 202.365.9070

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How to Install PVC Bevel Siding Over Rainscreen

In 2021 (How to Build a Rainscreen for Open-Joint Cladding and How to Install Siding That Lasts), we wrote about new rainscreen materials and open-joint PVC siding. The project...
Oct. 25, 2022
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Understanding PVC Trim Movement: Solutions & More

Understanding the factors behind this common problem and knowing how to address it effectively is crucial for achieving long-lasting and high-quality results. In this blog, we...
Oct. 25, 2022
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How to Replace a Window (Part 2)

In Part 1 of “How to Replace  Window … Again” (PR, May/June 2022), we followed David Joyce’s careful process of removing a double-glazed tilt-in replacement window while ...
Aug. 2, 2022
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How to Replace a Window in a Fat Wall (Part 1)

About 30 years ago, Betsy Pettit and Joseph Lstiburek oversaw an exterior insulation retrofit to their classic New England home. After the siding and trim were stripped off, the...
June 13, 2022
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How to Solve the Deck Ledger Problem in Fat Walls

The most common cause of exterior deck collapse is failure of the connection between the ledger and the house. Most often, the fasteners fail by withdrawal, either because they...
April 4, 2022
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How To Cut and Install Stair Stringers

In an earlier article on building stairs (“How to Build a Straight Run of Stairs,” Nov/Dec 2021), we calculated rise and run, laid out the stringers, and adjusted the bottom riser...
Feb. 10, 2022
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How to Build a Straight Run of Stairs

Sooner or later, every carpenter has to build a run of stairs. It’s a lot like roof framing but, like framing a hip for roofs of unequal pitches, it’s not an everyday thing.It...
Dec. 15, 2021
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How to Install Fake Beams Like a Pro

Every remodeling job is different, but a lot of what carpenters do on any job is stuff they’ve done before. When you know you’re going to be doing something over and over, you...
Sept. 24, 2021