Welcome to Breaktime, Fine Homebuilding's free online forum, where you can learn from the veterans, share your own secrets of success, and simply chat about all aspects of home building.
Whether you're a beginner looking for help with your first project or an expert eager to pass along time-savers and tips, you'll find what you're looking for right here.
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Greetings Breaktime Fans! Join the conversation in our general discussions folder.
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36267 | 505095 | 19 min 49 sec ago by rjw |
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Discuss, ask questions, and answer questions about general construction techniques.
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20522 | 243783 | 3 hours 57 min ago by calvin |
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Share photos of your building projects by uploading your images to our new slideshow player
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2322 | 70845 | 23 hours 25 min ago by seeyou |
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From spray-foam to solar panels, join the conversation in this folder on all things energy, heating and insulation
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7266 | 81389 | 9 hours 19 min ago by Robalo |
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Do you run a construction or contracting business or just have questions on the topic? Join the discussion here.
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3710 | 88601 | 21 hours 36 min ago by hanbycontracting |
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From circular saws to titanium hammers, share your buying, using and troubleshooting tips.
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7474 | 128704 | 19 hours 50 min ago by roberttp |
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It's not about the color, it's about the concepts. Join the discussion on efficient and effective building practices, otherwise known to as "green"
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243 | 5783 | 3 weeks 1 day ago by rjw |
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Buy and sell your stuff in the Breaktime Classified,
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820 | 6236 | 2 weeks 5 days ago by sawzall |
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Post a job or look for one on the Breaktime job board
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820 | 5027 | 9 hours 59 min ago by MarkCadioli |
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Keep up to date on the Breaktime Fest, the series of live events hosted by friendly members of the community.
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541 | 32201 | 20 hours 32 min ago by dockelly |
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Breaktime has moved twice. This is the archive from our first incarnation.
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17322 | 147236 | 3 weeks 3 days ago by GML |
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Post feedback and questions about the Web site and magazine
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This forum recently moved. While we're fixing and tweaking this site post your suggestions or questions here.
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577 | 8397 | 13 hours 20 min ago by calvin |
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Tell us how we're doing in print and online
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560 | 8662 | 1 day 15 hours ago by SamT |
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Talk to Fine Homebuilding's editors and Web producers. Our door is always open!
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1. Display replies in chronological order with a link to the comment you replied to.
2. Change the "Save" button to read "Post."
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