The best remedy for a sagging out-of-level floor is putting in new LVL joists and... More
This follow-up article to "Mudsill Layout for a Complex Foundation" describes... More
Many old wood-frame buildings have outlived their structural capacity More
How two Maine builders remediated sagging floor joists in a century-old structure... More
A smorgasbord of specialized structural components was needed to manage this... More
Continuous joists are stiffer than single-span joists that overlap at the center... More
Grinding down highs is an option, but Tim Uhler says that filling in the low spots... More
Q. Would floor trusses or wood I-joists be stronger over a 26-foot span? More
You can move the trap to work around framing, as long as you keep the trap within... More
