DEAR TIM: I’m going to build a room addition because moving to a bigger home is just out of the question. I’ve never done rough framing for a subfloor, and I need a quick tutorial on the top ...

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Tip the wall into place and fasten with concrete nails or screws. Pro tip: You need shims only about every third joist, but nail the top plate to every joist. Turn the last stud on the first wall ...

Home & Garden Reader seeks advice on selecting, installing floor joists Updated: Mar. 23, 2012, 2:51 p.m. | Published: Mar. 23, 2012, 1:51 p.m.

Over time, a long wooden floor joist can sag, which can cause the ends of the joist to tip up where it sits on the sill plate. This can cause the finished floor above the lap joint to crack or the ...

Repairing a floor joist Most of the time, the repair is pretty straightforward. A contractor will locate the broken joist and reinforce it by attaching a second joist next to it with structural ...

A standard I-joist is normally 8 feet to 24 feet in length, but I have seen much longer I-joists. With longer I-joists, a center support beam or header will be needed to prevent 'bouncing' floors.

According to the manufacturer, Open Joist Inc. of Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Open Joist 2000 "is a trimmable all-wood open-webbed finger-jointed floor truss without metal plate connectors.

Q:We have active subterranean termites with damage to the floor joist, sill and box joist in the crawl space. There is also damage in the hardwood floor in the house. We obtained three estimates: 1.