joist

At some point in the history of this old house I'm working on the attic was converted into a bedroom supported only by 2x4 joists. The 2x4 joists will be replaced with 2x8 to provide much needed support. The owner does not want to lose an additional 4+ inches in the bedroom but would rather...

They other day I was in a 2 story house that had just been framed, I was downstairs in the kitchen with the general contractor going over the lighting layout. I pointed upward to the ceiling and said "there was plenty of room between the ceiling joists" to install large recessed cans... He...

I'm working on a project with an existing deck which I'm adding a lower level. The existing deck has a triple 2x10 built up beam and I'd like to use joist hangers to connect the new joists 13" below the original level. Does anyone know of a special joist hanger, which is galvanized for use...