Wall Structure

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  Framing a Hipped Tray Ceiling (Subscriber content)

  With this method, all you need to calculate is the length of the hip and the run of a common.

   
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  Getting Ready For Drywall (Subscriber content)

  Careful planning and properly detailed framing will prevent cracks, pops, sags, and ridges.

   
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  Replacing a Bearing Wall With a Flush Beam (Subscriber content)

  A shallow steel-reinforced beam preserved headroom in this low-ceilinged room.

   
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  Seismic Retrofit For Cripple Walls (Subscriber content)

  A good job addresses the building's weakest link - where the foundation attaches to the first floor.

   

• Q&A: Tiling a Curved Wall

  Q. Tiling a Curved Wall We've been asked to build a semicircular bathroom with tiled walls. What should we use as a substrate to cover the curved wall, which will have about a 12- to 18-foot radius, and what should we use to waterproof behind it?

   
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  On the Job: Simple Panel Wainscot (Subscriber content)

   

• On the Job: Simple Panel Wainscot (Subscriber content)

  Simple panel wainscot

   
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  Retrofitting an Engineered Shear Panel (Subscriber content)

  Prefab panels made it possible to open up the floor plan by removing part of an interior shear wall.

   

• 2005 JLC Index

  Our annual listing of features and departments

   
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  Details: Airtight Framing

  Building scientists Jeff and John Tooley have been a committed father-and-son team diagnosing homes for moisture and energy problems for decades. In their combined experience, they have come to understand that the difference between a home that works and one laden with moisture and energy problems...

   
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  Rainproofing Stucco Trim (Subscriber content)

  Nailing trim through stucco without proper flashing is a recipe for disaster

   
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  Framing a Barrel-Vault Ceiling (Subscriber content)

  To simplify the layout, think in terms of a hip roof.

   
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  Raising the Ceilings in a Whole-House Remodel (Subscriber content)

  Thanks to a good plan, a sizable crew, and a bunch of 20-ton screw jacks, the walls of this house grew taller.

   
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  Foolproof Layout For Winding Stairs (Subscriber content)

  While new stair codes have made winders more complicated to build, full-scale layout eliminates the guesswork.

   
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  Repairing Fire Damage

  Assessing the damage and making repairs is challenging enough, but you've also got to get rid of that smell.

   

• Business: Developing Unit-Cost Assemblies for Estimating (Subscriber content)

  Developing unit-cost assemblies for estimating

   
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  Timber-Frame Roofs for Great Rooms (Subscriber content)

  Classic mortise-and-tenon timber trusses add timeless appeal to open rooms without the expense of a whole-house frame. A timber framer tells how he coordinates the work with the builder.

   
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  Practical Engineering: Resisting Tornado Damage (Subscriber content)

  This APA storm report shows that structural sheathing, metal connectors, and strong garage walls can increase the likelihood that a home will survive all but the most powerful storms.

   
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  Resources: Plain-Language Shear Wall Guide

  Shear wall guide for carpenters

   
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  Innovative Products for Builders & Remodelers (Subscriber content)

  JLC's annual pick of products designed to help you work faster, better, and smarter.