New Home Construction Options: Stick Framed, Prefabricated & Modular So you're considering building a new home and the amount of…
Using Pre-Cut Studs To Frame Walls For those that do not frame houses on a regular basis it make come…
ForceField® Air and Water Barrier System from Georgia-Pacific Over the last ten years I've seen a wave of development, advancement,…
TYTAN Subfloor High Yield Adhesive For years carpenters have been building great grip strength from squeezing miles of subfloor adhesive…
Sizing Trus Joist TJI's I've received dozens of emails asking me how you size TJI's for a new home. Sizing…
Save Big The Next Time You Build Considering how fragile the economy is right now and how timid banks are…
Basement Insulation - Walls Basement insulation is far more complicated than insulating regular wood framed walls. In fact, improperly insulated…
Deck Ledger Board Flashing Detail Lately I've been seeing problematic deck ledger flashing details so I'd like to share with…
Energy Efficient Door & Window Headers With a continued focus on energy efficient construction (Green Construction) we are always looking…
Cabinet Blocking I'm often reminded that I should write articles about even the simplest details as what I might take…