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There are two ways to frame in the area underneath a stairway. One way is to build full-size walls adjacent to the stairway that enclose the areas on top of the stairs and beneath the stairs at the same time.

Every tool has its limitations. A handsaw can help you craft furniture for your house, but it won’t chop down a tree. A chainsaw can get that tree down but won’t help you with making furniture. Planers -- woodworking tools found commonly in professional shops and tool kits -- serve a very specific purpose.

If you have noticed that the glass in your shower door is coming away from the metal frame, it is important to fix the problem immediately. Once the glass comes loose from the metal frame and once the adhesive releases its grip, the glass will continue to detach from the frame.

There is an easy way to add visual drama to your home's exterior and interior design and create a sense of openness and flow between the inside and the outside. Picture windows provide open expanses of glass that bring light and exterior views into the home.

Pine is one of many kinds of wood that is ideal to make up the stair treads in your home. Using pine for this purpose has several benefits, making it common in many homes. White pine and red pine provide slightly different appearances, but both are readily available at wood stores and share the same benefits.

Exterior lighting illuminates the home's architectural features and adds beauty, curb appeal and safety to a home. Properly installed exterior lighting can reduce accidents, create a warm welcome to guests and deter unwanted guests. Poorly placed exterior lights can create unsafe glares and unhappy neighbors.

Aeroponics is the process of growing plants or crops with water and air, without typical medians like soil or volcanic rock. The plants are usually housed in troughs, tubes or foam, with the leafy part of the plants separate from the roots.

A pier and beam home built on top of sturdy supports typically has an open crawl space between the floor of the house and the earth. An uninsulated floor allows heat to escape, making the house less energy-efficient. Adding insulation mitigates the problem, but there are some considerations to keep in mind.

Corrugated roof sheets, or roofing panels, are available in dimensions that fit standard roof joists, trusses or rafter layouts. Panels vary in length, width and thickness.

Mortise locks can be found in older buildings, and are often rehabilitated due to their quality, antique value and old-fashioned look. The lock’s name comes from the pocket, or the mortise, which is cut into the door to fit the lock.