I had heard that cedar shingles needed be restained every couple years. A couple months ago, I looked back and realized it's been four y...

Finishing up the ADU construction in the summer of 2011, my partner and I were attempting to make tens of good, long-term design decisions a...

( Editor's note: I've authored a related post called Staircases in ADUs on AccessoryDwellings.org ) I'm authoring this post...

I had read about staining a concrete floor, and learned that cleaning it was the important step before staining it. Accordingly, I swept i...