You can add this screened-in porch to almost any house, but the attachment details may vary from what we show here. On most ...

Q.The carpenter that built my deck used joist hangers to hold up the joists along the house and at the end of the deck. Are these steel joist hangers approved, and will they stand the test of time ...

Now, cut all the floor joists to length and lift them into the joist hangers on the ledger and the beam (Photo 5). Be sure to fill all the joist hanger holes on both sides and ends of each joist ...

There are all sorts of approved ways to connect this double joist at the end of the deck. The ledger board could have extended another 6 inches, and then a double joist hanger could have supported ...

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.

Q: I need joist hangers for my first floor joists in the basement. The joists in my house, built in 1850, are between 2 and 21/2 inches wide. The only joist hangers I’m seeing are built to accommodate ...

Joist hangers require specific nails, and for ACQ lumber they need to meet the current corrosion-resistance standards. Unwitting builders, probably even now, might not have bothered to use nails ...

The easiest way to set the hangers is to place a small 2-by-8 block in a joist hanger. Set the hanger against the line and even with the top of the ledger and nail off one side of the hanger.

MiTek’s New Face-Mount Joist Hanger Requires No Joist Nailing. THFI's Cleats Lock the Bottom Flange of the I-joist to the Hanger, Eliminating the Need ...

The joist hangers had severe corrosion. He reached out to me one day and said: “Hey Tim, I’m rebuilding a deck and the joist hangers are rotted.