The following videos provide some Basic insights on Engineered Floor I-Joists and Firefighter Safety. The first two video reports are a few years old, but provide some good visual and narrative ...

Where and how to drill floor joists for electrical cables or plumbing runs depends on what type of floor framing you have.

Municipal leaders and fire officials are calling for changes they say would better protect firefighters when houses built with engineered I-joists go up in flames. Engineered I-joists are used in the ...

Multiple firefighter fatalities at large commercial fires attract the attention and scrutiny they warrant. However, the fire service must also recognize that most line-of-duty injuries and deaths ...

Finnforest’s SoundBar System, a hybrid timber and screed floor system, has been awarded robust detail status. Suitable for housebuilding applications where enhanced acoustic performance is required, ...

Q: I have an older home with a crawlspace foundation. My problem is the floors sag in the living room to the point where it's hard to keep a lamp steady on the end tables. My other problem is there is ...

While no building is truly fireproof, construction materials and systems can make a building fire safe. Fire-resistive construction gives time to discover a fire, suppress it before it spreads and ...

Q: I have an older home with a crawl-space foundation. My problem is the floors sag in the living room to the point where it’s hard to keep a lamp steady on the end tables. My other problem is there ...

Available in 2x8, 2x10, and 2x12 in lengths of 12, 14, 16, and 20 feet, TrueFrame Joists deliver optimal spans and consistent ...

Structural composite lumber, such as laminated veneer lumber (LVL), laminated strand lumber (LSL), parallel strand lumber (PSL), oriented strand lumber (OSL) (in development) and steam-pressed scrim ...