Q. I'm going to build a room addition because moving to a bigger home is just out of the question. I've never done rough framing for a subfloor, and I need a quick tutorial on the top things one ...

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 ...

Engineered wood flooring has the luxurious look and feel that makes hardwood floors so sought-after by homeowners but with a few important advantages. High on the list? Its affordability. Since its ...

In this episode, we complete the last saddle notches and finish hewing the two eave logs flat. We construct and install 8 ...

Q:I am strengthening my house in the crawl space by putting oriented strand board (OSB) shear panels on the cripple wall from the mudsill to the floor joists. I am wondering if the same application ...

After 10 years in print journalism, Nick transitioned to the home improvement space. He has specialized in maintenance, mortgages, home warranties, moving, car shipping, home security and more for 7 ...