Building Techniques

A master waller shares how to dry-lay stone walls that hold their ground for centuries.

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Top ten blunders that rot your house, waste your money, and make you sick. Reprinted with permission from Fine Homebuilding Magazine, April/May 2004, pages 52-56.

Whether you're building new or remodeling, use these alternative framing and insulating techniques to make your home more comfortable, energy efficient, and durable than a code-built house.

This Sunday we taking a look at 5 interesting table techniques by a variety of builders. Each use specific pieces to create their unique designs, whether it be transparent clear parts or even just tiles connected correctly. Which design is your favourite? 1. By balbo._: https://www.instagram.com/p/B7wTCRyJ4bR/ 2. By brickdesigned: https://www.instagram.com/p/B4z9c1PJUjq/ 3. By Victor: https://www.flickr.com/photos/126493865@N07/46883010735/in/dateposted/ 4. By balbo…

Have you come across a LEGO technique used in an official set or a MOC that left you wondering “how does that even work ?”. It turns out there is a pretty good explanation for every technique out there as long as you don’t mind getting your hands dirty with a little math. In this… Continue reading The Math Behind LEGO Building Techniques – Volume 1

Everyone who has ever played with LEGOs knows the frustration of missing pieces, blocks not connecting the way you want them to or design being too complicated for you LEGO sets. However, some adults are just too good at breaking the LEGO building games rules. Adult fans of LEGO or AFOL, are people who haven't let their enthusiasm for the building blocks game die. While these enthusiasts respect the activity, some have gone off-map to create - "illegal LEGO building techniques," and they are…

Today we're sharing two fantastic wall techniques that feature no gaps through clever part use! This is actually pretty hard to do when creating angled or circular walls, and it's all achieved through simple parts that have been cleverly arranged. Check out Horlack's account on Flickr for more ingenious techniques: https://www.flickr.com/photos/horlack/51172170875/in/dateposted/

Edward De Reza of Watershed Materials uses a pump to fill blocks with concrete grout, which works with reinforcing steel to shore up the walls of the home. Photo 2 of 10 in Ingenious New Building Method Replaces Concrete Block with Rammed Earth. Browse inspirational photos of modern homes.

Adult fans of lego or AFOL, are people who haven't let their enthusiasm for the building game die. While these enthusiasts respect the activity, some have gone off-map to create - illegal lego building techniques, and they are awesome.