Building roads * Retaining walls * Footings * Walkout foundations * Stem walls * Slabs * Frost-protected foundations * Foundation repair * Half wall foundations * Tying-in to existing foundations * Foundation details Read more
Preventing frost action * Perimeter drain design * Details for removing roof runoff * Placing drain tile Read more
Steel specs * Wood beam to steel beam comparison * Attaching steel to wood * Splicing steel I-beams * Sizing flitchplates * Building flitch beams * Column cap & baseplate connections Read more
Notching & boring joists & studs * Structural rules of thumb for wall, floor & roof framing * Shed dormers * Structural ridges * Framing solutions with metal connectors Read more
Shear walls * Hold-downs * Foundation anchors * Hardware layout * Retrofitting seismic connectors & shear walls * Nailing shear panels * Wood-to-wood and wood-to-masonry roof connections * Roof diaphragm details Read more
Anticipating lumber shrinkage * Plumbing & lining * Hanging barge boards * Stacking roof trusses * Truss uplift solutions * Steel framing details * Roof framing with wood I-joists * Framing & insulating cathedral ceilings Read more
Tight attic penetrations * Insulated partition catches * Common thermal bypasses * Sealing the band joist Read more
Tub, shower, toilet rough-in dimensions * Sink and lav dimensions * Framing & waterproofing a platform tub Read more
Pocket doors * Tray ceiling details * Radius stair * Laying out & attaching newel posts * Soundproofing walls & floors Read more
Drainage EIFS * Brick veneer * Wood deck ledger * Flashing a window Read more
Five reasons contractors lose money Read more
