When spaced at 19.2 inches on center, I-joists use 46 percent less wood fiber than lumber. Even though engineered wood costs more per piece, it takes fewer pieces to build a house and thus is a ...

The drywall sheets meet on the wide dimension of a 2x4, not a narrow 1.5-inch-wide floor joist. There’s no need to install silly 1x3 furring strips as is common in some parts of the country.

Traditional wood joists are usually 2×8, 2×10 or 2×12 lumber, but modern houses often use engineered joists like trusses or I-joists because they provide better strength for less cost. Rim Joist ...

In this episode, we begin our flooring project by snapping a chalk line across our main girders and notching out mortises spaced 16 inches apart. We salvaged smaller logs from our forest, typically ...

Sat., April 3, 2021 Look at all the engineered lumber i-joists supported by metal joist hangers. ... They used joists and timbers that were much thicker than the dimensional lumber you buy today, ...

In this country, just about every house begins with a stack of lumber. Add a carpenter or two, and within days that pile of wood expands into a three-dimensional lattice of studs, joists and rafters.