The vast majority of home construction is done with fast- growing softwoods. What you’ll find at home centers (The prices listed are for an 8-ft. 1x6.) STANDARD PINE ($4) Eastern white pine is the ...

House Walk column takes readers inside some of Evanston’s most distinctive dwellings. We aim to showcase the history, style, ...

In this article, we’ll show you how to cut out and assemble the square-edged moldings to make the window and door trim, baseboard, cove and plate rail you see with Craftsman style. Craftsman trim and ...

But with so much more time on our hands, there's zero excuse to put off your dreams of a new paddle board. After all, why wait until next spring? A stand-up paddle board is useful for many ...

Founded in 1956 and headquartered in Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, 84 Lumber Company is the nation’s largest privately held supplier of building materials, manufactured components and industry ...

US stocks bid farewell to the month and the quarter with fresh records as investors reacted to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell vowing to do what it takes to keep the economy humming ...

What are oak gall wasps? Oaks, especially the native species Quercus robur and Q. petraea are the host plants for more than 70 species of cynipid gall wasp. It is the larval stage of these insects ...

Main symptoms Dark caterpillars with white hairs, they move about in nose-to-tail processions. Silken webbing nests on the trunks and branches of oak trees can also be visible. The older caterpillars ...

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30, the most-anticipated AI stock split of the fourth quarter will take center stage ... Nvidia's market cap in less than 17 months, the company's board declared a 10-for-1 forward split, which ...