Q: I'm going to build a room addition because moving to a bigger home is out of the question. I've never done rough framing for a subfloor, and I need a quick tutorial on the top things one should ...

Floor Joist. Floor joists are the framing members that support the floor and walls above them. They run horizontally and are usually spaced 12, 16 or 24 inches on-center. They are supported by the ...

A: I've been framing and building for many years and have used both types of floor joists. When we used standard wood joists, fir or pine lumber, we would overlap the joists by 3 inches and nail ...

ASK THE BUILDER | It’s important to realize you’re dealing with people’s lives, and death and serious injury can result when you install joist hangers, beams and support columns the wrong way.

For I-joists installed directly beneath bearing walls parallel to the joists used as rim board or blocking panels, the maximum allowable vertical load using a single I-joist is 2,000 plf, and 4,000 ...

A. If the joist hangers your carpenter used are approved for use with the newer ACQ treated lumber, you should have nothing to worry about. These metal framing connectors have been around for ...

The framing is very conventional: 2×4 studs with I-joists spanning the floor and roof. For air sealing we primarily used plywood and tape.