Q.The carpenter that built my deck used joist hangers to hold up the joists along the house and at the end of the deck. Are these steel joist hangers approved, and will they stand the test of time ...

Finding concealed wall studs or ceiling joists is a key part of many home-improvement projects, but do-it-yourselfers often find the search frustrating.The existing structural members are needed ...

Turn the last stud on the first wall sideways and overlap it about halfway past the connecting wall to create drywall backing. If your floor is horribly out of level or if you’re framing around a ...

Q. I’m going to build a room addition because moving to a bigger home is just out of the question. I’ve never done rough framing for a subfloor, and I need a quick tutorial on the top ...

Eleven years ago, he wanted to learn how to frame a large shed, ... Robert even sent some of the rusted joist hanger nails. A few of them had lost well over 60 percent of the steel!

Butcher felt comfortable with Trimble’s knowledge of timber frame construction (the Butcher home is Trimble’s 60th project), and with his referrals of other contractors, such as Burl Knupp ...

A lightweight steel open-web bar-truss joist, similar to the floors of the World Trade Center and the roof of the Charleston, SC, sofa store, is a long steel bar (web) bent at 90-degree angles and ...

Dear Angie: I have a floor that has a broken joist under the house. The floor has caved in. How much will it cost to fix? The floor is wood. — Brad J., Cullman, Alabama Dear Brad: You definitely ...