How to Hire the Best
Find the best contractors and builders, architects and designers, trades and specialties
Workshop
Ask This Old House
Choosing the right saw blade; cleaning baseboard heaters; and more Q&A
Skill Building
Quick fixes for drafty windows; spray painting shutters; and other lessons
Norm's Notebook
How to bevel clapboard siding; make a platform to ease overhead work
Directory
Find the products and service featured in this issue
Features
Best Building Pros in America
Our first annual guide to top contractors, architects, designers, and tradespeople; and how you can find and hire the best in your town
Whose House Is It, Anyway?
Take back what's yours from critters looking to hunker down in your home for the winter
Before You Construct, You Have to Destruct
Lessons from the TOH television job site on safely demolishing a roof or wall
From Cut Flowers to Cutting 2x4s
Remodeling his own bungalow started a first-time homeowner on a new career — and saved him $160,000
A Warming Trend
Vintage ranges are all the rage. Here's how to make one the retro heart of your kitchen
Departments
Kitchen Design
Breaking down three tiny rooms to make one open, family-friendly kitchen
Landscaping
Plant bulbs now for the easiest spring garden you can grow
Luxuries
Old-fashioned wood toolchests are functional works of art
Salvage
Vintage glass knobs add a little bling to your interior doors
Toolbox
The right taping and smoothing tools help you drywall like a pro
Green House
Wood flooring that treads lightly on the environment
Upkeep
Tighten up drafty old windows with new weatherstripping
Homeowner's Handbook
Hanging interior shutters, step by step
Save This Old House
An endangered home in need of rescue
