Finding concealed wall studs or ceiling joists is a key part of many home-improvement projects, but do-it-yourselfers often find the search frustrating. The existing structural members are needed for ...

Shear walls are walls specifically designed to resist lateral loads, transferring the load from the wall above to the wall below and, ultimately, out through the foundation. This is a critical role in ...

Q: I’m trying to educate myself about new construction because I’m thinking of building a home. I see carpenters nail large sheets of wood onto the wall studs. What’s the purpose of this funny-looking ...

Q: I’m doing some remodeling, and I have to construct some interior wood walls. I haven’t done this before and don’t want to make mistakes. It doesn’t seem that difficult — in fact, it seems simple.

Composite Panel Solutions' (CPS, Eagle River, WI, US) ground-breaking composite foundation wall system, trademarked EPITOME, for residential houses was first written about in this magazine in July ...