Adding Joist Hangers To Old Joists

By Robert Robillard

Supporting floor joists with joist hangers: This house was built in 1863. Back then there was a lot less furniture and heavy appliances to add to the dead load on floor joists.  Adding Joist Hangers To Old Joists is a good preventative measure to beef up the structure of your home. Old Notched Joists Many…

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Deck Building Basics

By Robert Robillard

Components Of A Well Built Deck Many decks are constructed with too few fasteners, weak deck to house connections or are improperly flashed and subsequently prematurely rot. Around the country, hundreds of people are injured by failing decks and in almost every case the decks collapse because inadequate fastening allows them to pull away from…

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Is Your Deck SAFE?

By Robert Robillard

Photo source: Simpson Strongtie Building A Safe Deck: It’s important to make sure your deck is built right and safe! Most experts agree that the average life expectancy of a wood deck is 10 to 15 years but we all know many decks that are still standing and alot older than that. It is estimated…

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