Framing anchors, framing hangers, and framing ties are used for anchoring rafters and trusses to plates, floor and ceiling joists to headers, and solid blocking to plates. Framing anchors are ...

Other specifications to consider when selecting rafters, beams, and joists are: moment, shear, and reaction capacity for normal load duration deflection, both in terms of bending and shear deformation ...

Metal joist hangers, such as the ones manufactured by Simpson Strong-Tie, had been used to connect the rafters to the LVL. All of these had to be removed which was a labor intensive process that took ...

Another distinction: the coding system stamped on the lumber and often found on rafters, joists or the backs of staircases showing where to connect them. In southwestern Pennsylvania, the trackers ...

But they're also willing to talk and paddle together toward something deeper. Ken Powley, an experienced rafter who worries deeply about American alienation, organized the trip as part of R.A.F.T ...

Watch the launch trailer above. Instanced locations is a big addition to the multiplayer experience, letting players enter hangers that are dedicated to them without any wait times or time limits.

Dramatic footage shows how firefighters responded to reports of six people stranded on a raft in Putah Creek in California on Sunday. A helicopter was lowered to the scene, as the location made ...

The simplest and cheapest roof insulation is the classic cold loft option. Insulation is placed over and between the wooden joists, above the ceiling of your home's top floor. This is often just ...