Remodeling a home usually consists of removing and building walls. These are both jobs that a motivated DIYer can take on and save some money in the process. Building a wall starts with assembling and ...

It’s best to have one continuous top and tie plate, but that’s not possible on longer walls. When multiple plates are ...

As architects continue to search for ways to improve building efficiencies, more and more are turning to advanced framing methods, particularly for multifamily and light commercial projects. Also ...

In this episode of the Oregon Music Garage, we start framing interior walls and installing I-joists for the floor system. For this build we are using all LP LSL studs which are extremely strong, free ...

In the last two articles we looked at concrete and steel, two of the basic building blocks of commercial construction. This month we will discuss wood and how it is used in commercial construction. As ...