United Brotherhood of Carpenters

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Conventional Roof Framing: A Code's-Eye View

Glenn Mathewson explains why the method used to frame a roof really depends on... More

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Training your employees

As an eighth-generation carpenter who served a “two-year indentureship without pay” under his father, a Bavarian immigrant and craftsman, and later a four-year apprenticeship through the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, John Habermeier takes education seriously. More

Shear Wall System

On one recent project the architect and engineer wrangled about a suitable... More

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Letters To The Editor

Painting popcorn ceilings, repairing a stone foundation, garage floor finishes, cracked manufactured stone More

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Letters

Rafter cutting concerns, building with ICFs, retrofitting brick ties, more More

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Products

Inflatable knee pads; truck bed extender; caddy for extension ladders; roof guardrail; track for heavy pocket doors; finish works on wet wood; mortarless brick veneer; elegant aluminum balusters; more More

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Practical Engineering: Holding Down the Roof

Wind uplift on roofs More

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Computer Solutions: Simplified Structural Design

Software for sizing structural components More

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Letters

Markup math, plywood orientation in shear walls, tips for using foam forms More

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Horizontal vs. Vertical Sheathing

Is plywood sheathing installed horizontally (perpendicular to the direction of the... More

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