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June 2006 Issue No. 99
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Tell Us Your Story
Here's your chance to be featured in the pages of THis Old House magazine — and earn $250 -
Editor Spotlight
Scott Omelianuk, Editor of This Old House magazine, began his long relationship with home improvement at age 15, when he started working after school as a carpenter's gopher. After years of jobsite toil and practical jokes—including being sMore Editor Bios:
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Backyard Design Guide
- Features
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Inside the Outdoor Kitchen
Whether simple or sumptuous, outdoor kitchens are hot. Here's our practical advice for building your own -
See Spot Shower
We found these unique, convenient built-ins that make home life happier for pets and their humans -
Stone, Step by Step
Learn how TOH's Roger Cook and crew build a stone patio and stairs on a seaside hill -
A Capital Improvement
After TOH's three-month collaboration with a nonprofit renovation group, here's the final reveal on a reborn urban ruin -
Crafted to Last
A Shingle-style new old house replaces a tired lakeside teardown
- Departments
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Bath Design
Raising the roof to make room for a master bath -
House Calls
Jazz up a boring, straight driveway -
Luxuries
Garden containers that make a statement -
Landscaping
Fix what's ailing your lawn -
Around My House
Dad's garage was a home for misfit tools -
Salvage
What to look for in a vintage bathtub -
Green House
Solar Shingles put the sun to work -
Paperwork
How to challenge your property taxes -
Toolbox
Our starting lineup of the drill bits every homeowner should have -
Upkeep
Replacing broken clapboard siding
- Workshop
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Ask This Old House
Building concrete piers in wet soil; hanging a tree swing; and more Q&A -
Building Skills
Cutting mortises with a drill; moving large rocks; troubleshooting a mower -
Norm's Notebook
TOH master carpenter Norm Abram's tips on using drill bits -
Resource Directory
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