Mold exposure is one of those pesky problems that can moonlight as other issues, making it difficult for doctors to diagnose, ...

Build your walls straight, sturdy and plumb with these great tips. Avoid Framing Mistakes You can debate what the most essential part of building a home is, but there’s no question that framing a ...

Are you dealing with floor joists or ceiling joists? Exposed joists in your attic space need extra careful attention so you don't find yourself falling through the ceiling.

Mold can be an eyesore in any part of your home, but in your floor joists it's a real danger. Follow these tips to keep mold ...

There’s a chic minimalism to placing a mattress on the floor, but this space-saving method also comes with a less attractive downside: mold growth. When your place a mattress on the floor you ...

Fire-Rated Design Options I-joists also offer design flexibility when it comes to fire-rated assemblies. Building codes require fire-resistant or fire-rated assemblies in certain locations, ...

Floor joists can occasionally twist, warp, bow, or shrink, especially if they were damp when installed. As a result, a space opens up between the joist and the plywood subfloor.

Normal dimensional floor joists are not always the same dimensions, and often they have crowns in them. A crown is a hump in a floor joist caused by a natural curve down the length of the board.

Having just entered the plastics industry within the last few years, Floor Verhorst-Willems selects suitable partners for developing new injection molds for plastic medical applications as the ...