Before a wall ever looks finished again, the most important step is the one you do while the studs are still exposed. Long ...

Once you start cutting into walls, every hidden pipe, cable, and stud layout turns from abstract plan into expensive reality.

Dear Pat: We are building a room addition to our house. A group of friends is going to help frame and raise the walls. What is the best way to raise them, and how do we take care of bowed wall studs? ...