The best things to use to attach the joist hangers to the beam are structural screws or bolts. Never use roofing nails. (Tim Carter/TNS) Perspective by Tim Carter Q: Tim, I’ve never worked with ...

Check the Ledger Board. I f you have an attached deck, the ledger board is what holds the deck to your house's rim joist, and it must be connected with proper hardware to ensure stability, Reeder ...

The joist hanger on the left was from a home 13 miles from Chesapeake Bay in Baltimore. ... Replace connector nails with #9 1 1/2-inch galvanized connector screws.

Robert even sent some of the rusted joist hanger nails. A few of them had lost well over 60% of the steel! ... Replace connector nails with #9 1½-inch galvanized connector screws.

Robert even sent some of the rusted joist hanger nails. ... Replace connector nails with #9 1 1/2-inch galvanized connector screws. They have far greater holding strength. Tim Carter.