Keep Your Garage Floors Dry: Best Practices for a Cleaner, Safer Space Ever walked into your garage only to find a damp floor? It’s frustrating, slippery,…

Understanding Soil Conditions: A Must for Builders & Designers Why Soil Matters in Construction Building on the right foundation starts with knowing your soil. Whether you’re…

Making Steel Framing Simple with Our New Tool™ Steel framing has come a long way, becoming a tried, tested, and reliable building material. But while it…

Framing Made Simple: Your New Go-To Resource Framing is the backbone of every structure, so getting it right is non-negotiable. Whether you’re a designer wanting to…

I love rebates and setdowns in the edges of our work because it:   is the ultimate protection against any mistake stops water getting onto the…

Concrete is a wonder product but does not achieve lifelong health without our skill. Most of this is in the ingredients, cover and finishes. But if…

When I studied, I used to dream of having a visual dictionary of everything in a building. A bit like Penguin does with words. Sure there…

AJ & I have resisted creating Tools™ that insult you. Like lecturing you about studs @ 450mm centres.   Once upon a time, timber frames were…

     Decks require skill to build:   proper (uncollapsible) end support – bearing is now required using joist hangers to compliment connections waterproof / flash…

This should be a favourite detail for everyone – it is just so boringly sensible. And easy to do so water never gets under your Laundry,…

To notch or not to notch  Timber is an age-old way to build. Especially for alts & adds – so easy to move around difficult sites…