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Replacing a Basement Girder

A beam line (or center basement girder) plays a key structural role. Jake... More

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Builder’s Guide to Working With Steel

Jake Lewandowski on the right way to add structural steel plates, columns, and... More

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Framing a Two-Story Half-Round Porch

Radiused steel I-beams and steel columns provide the core support for this outdoor... More

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Retrofit Moment Frames

In California, cities are requiring moment frames on ‘soft story’ openings More

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A Flush-Framed Floor to Maximize Space

How replacing a dropped beam and brick pier with steel beams and microlams helped... More

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Framing Over a Complex Foundation, Part II

This follow-up article to "Mudsill Layout for a Complex Foundation" describes... More

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Framing Decks With Steel Joists

A New Jersey deck builder describes the advantages of steel framing More

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Two-Piece Steel Header For an Old Brick Wall

Installing one C-channel at a time makes it easier to support the masonry above... More

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Installing a Flush Flitch-Plate Beam

When building a bump-out addition, here's a structurally-sound approach that you... More

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