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Open attic storage
Q: We are planning to build an addition to our house, and the design of the addition is such that the only practical way to run the ceiling joists is perpendicular…
Fixing a bouncy floor
Q: My husband and I live in an 1850s 1-1/2-story, balloon-frame house. Floor joists for the second-floor bedroom are 2x6s that span 12 ft. The joists have a definite sag…
Supporting a half-vaulted ceiling
Q: I’d like to remove ten ceiling joists in a second-floor 13-ft. by 13-ft. bedroom on the front half of my house to create a vaulted ceiling. The back half of…
Keeping shop noise in the basement
Q: I have a wood shop in the basement of my house. My wife has yet to develop an appreciation for the sweet whine of the table saw or the winsome…
Framing a Gable Roof Over a Bay
Letting ceiling joists cantilever beyond the walls makes this challenging roof detail stronger and easier to build.
Framing a Cathedral Ceiling
To avoid a sagging ridge or bowed walls, start by understanding how a typical roof frame works
Straightening Crooked Lumber
Use this simple technique to align wayward framing members.
Ceiling Joists for a Hip Roof
Three simple, problem-solving framing techniques.
Building Barrel Vaults Using Longitudinal Wood I-Beams
Longitudinal Wood I-Beams.
Backing Up a Cut
Recently I had to make a hole in a lath-and-plaster ceiling for an attic fan. Of course the location of the opening was determined by what looked good from below,…

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