For example, you might hear a builder say “The roof frame members are stacked over there.” Floor joists are the framing ...

One of the sturdiest of all structures is the A-frame, whose skeleton consists simply of a row of triangles. The bases of the triangles are the joists that support the floor, and the sides are the ...

Avoid installing floor joists/trusses directly in the path of ... Add an emotional, door-slamming teenager, and you have a ...

Nail the floor joists in place, then attach the outer rim joists to the front and back of the floor frame. Compare opposite diagonal measurements of the floor assembly to check that it's square.

The best things to use to attach the joist hangers to the beam are structural screws or bolts. Never use roofing nails. (Tim Carter/TNS) Perspective by Tim Carter Q: Tim, I’ve never worked with ...

Attach a vapor barrier or continuous air barrier. If you used faced fiberglass insulation for rim joists, the vapor layer is already built into the product. For rigid foam panels, consider ...

Nailing a loose floorboard into the joist below should eliminate the rattle ... need a clean finish — if you’re making a picture frame, for example — trim nails are what you want.

Eleven years ago, he wanted to learn how to frame a large shed ... about 13 miles from Chesapeake Bay in a Baltimore suburb. The joist hangers had severe corrosion. He reached out to me one ...