Foundations & Framing

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Do Tstuds Work?

Peter Yost takes a measured view of this innovative framing system More

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Concrete Deck Piers
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Smash And Grab: Truss Edition

What looks like a simple why-didn’t-I-think-of-that tool required some precise... More

Tags: TrussLox, Framing
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Site-Built Portal Frame System for Bracing

Patrick Kidd of Simpson Strong-Tie Company reviews Simpson’s Strong-Wall Site-Built Portal Frame System with JLC. For prescriptive design (not high-wind zones), its site-built portal frame kit provides a cost-effective, ‘retrofittable’ solution for installing braced wall panels. It can turn narrow 10-inch or 12-inch nominal width walls into equivalent 4-foot site-built braced wall panels. More

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Heavy-Duty Helical Piers

Jeff O’Rourke of Goliath Tech reviews the Goliath Tech Screw Pile System and installation services with JLC. Goliath Tech’s piers are hot-dipped galvanized with insulated cores and come with locking head connections and wider helix plates. More

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Thermally Modified Wood
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Lateral Load Anchor Kit
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