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| # | Rank | Source | Group | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 94 | This Old House thisoldhouse.com | How-To | Trusted home-improvement how-to. |
What it is: Trusted home-improvement how-to. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Home Building source for this site — filed under How-To. Visit thisoldhouse.com → | ||||
| 2 | 90 | Fine Homebuilding finehomebuilding.com | How-To | Pro building techniques. |
What it is: Pro building techniques. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Home Building source for this site — filed under How-To. Visit finehomebuilding.com → | ||||
| 3 | 86 | Family Handyman familyhandyman.com | How-To | DIY projects and repairs. |
What it is: DIY projects and repairs. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Home Building source for this site — filed under How-To. Visit familyhandyman.com → | ||||
| 4 | 82 | The Build Show buildshownetwork.com | How-To | Modern building science. |
What it is: Modern building science. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Home Building source for this site — filed under How-To. Visit buildshownetwork.com → | ||||
| 5 | 78 | ICC iccsafe.org | Codes | International building codes. |
What it is: International building codes. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Home Building source for this site — filed under Codes. Visit iccsafe.org → | ||||
| 6 | 74 | Texas TDLR tdlr.texas.gov | Codes | State licensing and codes. |
What it is: State licensing and codes. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Home Building source for this site — filed under Codes. Visit tdlr.texas.gov → | ||||
| 7 | 70 | JLC Online jlconline.com | Ten more worth your time | Pro construction journal. |
What it is: Pro construction journal. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Home Building source for this site — filed under Ten more worth your time. Visit jlconline.com → | ||||
| 8 | 66 | Green Building Advisor greenbuildingadvisor.com | Ten more worth your time | Building science. |
What it is: Building science. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Home Building source for this site — filed under Ten more worth your time. Visit greenbuildingadvisor.com → | ||||
| 9 | 62 | Build Show Network buildshownetwork.com | Ten more worth your time | Risinger's how-tos. |
What it is: Risinger's how-tos. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Home Building source for this site — filed under Ten more worth your time. Visit buildshownetwork.com → | ||||
| 10 | 58 | Bob Vila bobvila.com | Ten more worth your time | Home improvement. |
What it is: Home improvement. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Home Building source for this site — filed under Ten more worth your time. Visit bobvila.com → | ||||
| 11 | 54 | The Spruce thespruce.com | Ten more worth your time | DIY & repair. |
What it is: DIY & repair. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Home Building source for this site — filed under Ten more worth your time. Visit thespruce.com → | ||||
| 12 | 50 | HomeAdvisor homeadvisor.com | Ten more worth your time | Find pros. |
What it is: Find pros. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Home Building source for this site — filed under Ten more worth your time. Visit homeadvisor.com → | ||||
| 13 | 46 | Angi angi.com | Ten more worth your time | Contractor reviews. |
What it is: Contractor reviews. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Home Building source for this site — filed under Ten more worth your time. Visit angi.com → | ||||
| 14 | 42 | NAHB nahb.org | Ten more worth your time | Home-builders association. |
What it is: Home-builders association. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Home Building source for this site — filed under Ten more worth your time. Visit nahb.org → | ||||
| 15 | 38 | BuildingScience.com buildingscience.com | Ten more worth your time | Moisture & envelope. |
What it is: Moisture & envelope. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Home Building source for this site — filed under Ten more worth your time. Visit buildingscience.com → | ||||
| 16 | 34 | Hammer & Hand hammerandhand.com | Ten more worth your time | High-performance builds. |
What it is: High-performance builds. Why it’s here: a genuinely relevant Home Building source for this site — filed under Ten more worth your time. Visit hammerandhand.com → | ||||