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 ...

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 ...

Regardless of the material used on a deck’s surface, the vast majority of substructures today are built with wood. If 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 ...

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 ...

Other specifications to consider when selecting rafters, beams, and joists are: moment, shear, and reaction capacity for normal load duration deflection, both in terms of bending and shear deformation ...

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 ...

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

The second question is probably immaterial, all things considered, but talk about poor planning and unnecessary d ...

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.