More stories about Engineering

• Practical Engineering: Retrofitting a Patio Door

  Retrofitting a patio door

• Designing With Engineered Wood

  New engineered wood handbook reviewed

• Letters

  Cutting trusses, frost-protected posts, ERVs vs. HRVs, foil-faced foam, more

• Notebook

  Canadian softwood dispute, mysterious IGU failures, Ford ads attract ire of wood industry, site-built shear-wall details, DeWalt saw recall, Business Tune-Up, more

• Engineered Trim & Siding

  Engineered wood, fiber cement, and plastic can provide the look of natural wood siding and trim without the limitations of the real thing.

• Framing Floors With I-Joists

  A Cape Cod builder tells how to frame flat, squeak-free floors with wood I-joists.

• Q&A: Bolting a Ledger to Brick Veneer

  Q. What’s the best way to attach a deck ledger board to a wood-framed house with brick veneer?

• Retrofitting a Skylight in a Truss Roof

  An Iowa remodeler tells how he was able to retrofit a skylight into an existing truss roof by redistributing the roof loads.

• What's New in Exterior Doors

  Fiberglass, composite, and a few new options have expanded the choices of entry doors beyond steel and wood.

• Letters

  Quality insulation, fire blocking, I-joist software, more