There’s a wall there now, but you want open space. You’re standing in that empty room. The roof hangs overhead and gravity pulls down. How … Read More

Before you look at the plans, you see in your mind’s eye what a garden wall will look like. You think: Will this be the … Read More

Gambrel Roof, Gambrel roofs has two slopes on one side, rather than just one straight line. This results in high ceilings but not necessarily tall … Read More

On paper, a 2/12 pitch seem flat, but when you walk on one, it’s easy on the feet and just as subtle from the street: … Read More

When you flush a toilet, why does water pressure go down in your kitchen sink? The water encounters a traffic jam in the wall. This … Read More

If you flip on a faucet and hear a distinctive whining sound through the walls, then you’re also hearing what’s happening: Water is flowing at … Read More

There it sits, above you: the ceiling of your basement, and you realize something, it’s time for you to climb up to your main level. … Read More

The solar panel is flat-mounted. This one’s an aesthetic error: You drop serious money on these things and install them flat, to match how your … Read More

Wind sweeping over an ocean surface produce waves. These waves produce swells which is carried to the shoreline in a regular way. To harness that … Read More

Next, you specify the type of beam. For most applications, it’s a simple “simply supported” beam that sits on two separate supports (e.g., bridge deck, … Read More