Framing anchors, framing hangers, and framing ties are used for anchoring rafters and trusses to plates, floor and ceiling joists to headers, and solid blocking to plates. Framing anchors are ...

Regardless of the material used on a deck’s surface, the vast majority of substructures today are built with wood. If not ...

The easiest method for running deck joists, especially when you're working alone, is to attach joist hangers to the ledger board before installing your joists. The trick is to set them at the right ...

Look for joist hangers on each joist with all of the nail holes filled with galvanized joist hanger nails—not roofing nails. Add joist hangers if they’re missing. They’re not necessary on the ends of ...

How many architectural firms can turn a joist hanger into a work of art? Oglesby Greene Architecture can—and it's been doing it since 1950 (with numerous ...

Spring hangers may also be called constant spring hangers. A u-hanger is a metal fastener used to attach pipes to wooden joists under a floor. A band clamp is a flexible band made of a variety of ...

The role of hangers in ensuring tidiness, avoiding wrinkles, and enabling easy retrieval of clothes in every wardrobe is paramount. However, it’s important to acknowledge that hangers are not ...

FastenMaster, a division of OMG, Inc., has introduced the FastenMaster ICON ScrewJoist, a hybrid deck joist system engineered to combine the strength and durability of steel with the lightness and ...

Q.  Our home in Asheville, North Carolina, was damaged by Hurricane Helene. The insurance company was contacted, and several ...

Mitigating the effects of thermal expansion and contraction in your piping systems is not just about compliance—it's about ...

These wooden beams slope downward from the central ridge or hip of the roof down to the top of the wall, where a series of ridge boards (or ridge beams) and ceiling joists hold the rafters in place.