Q: Recently, my brother-in-law, a master plumber, was in the crawl space of our 20-year-old house to replace a hose bib. When he came out, he noted that the joist "bridging" (I think that's what he ...

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

In an old house with wooden floors, planks are bound to squeak sometimes. In newer buildings, joists, plywood and flooring should be strong enough, and connected securely enough, not to intrude. When ...