Floor Structure

• Taking the Bounce Out of Floors and Beams (Subscriber content)

  A building engineer explains why buildings flex, and gives some simple rules for keeping the bounce out of floors and the bend out of beams.

   

• House Moving -- Piece by Piece (Subscriber content)

  How and why a one-of-a-kind building company dismantles old houses, moves them to distant cities, and rebuilds them better than new.

   

• Restoration Primer: Sistering, A Cure for Sloped Floors (Subscriber content)

   

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• Defeating Deflection (Subscriber content)

  How to size joists and trusses for solid, economical floors.

   

• Engineered Lumber (Subscriber content)

  Is the solid-wood joist going the way of the buggy whip? Construction consultant John Russo looks at what’s taking its place and how the new products hold up.

   

• The House that Homer Hurst Built (Subscriber content)

  Want to save up to 50 percent on your lumber costs? Paul Hanke looks at some innovative framing techniques developed by Homer Hurst that can help you do just that— provided you're open to new ideas.