Q:I am strengthening my house in the crawl space by putting oriented strand board (OSB) shear panels on the cripple wall from the mudsill to the floor joists. I am wondering if the same application ...

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 ...

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

How many old homes have you walked through where you hear annoying squeaks with each footstep? If you live in such a home, it is possible, in certain instances, to get used to the noise. But most ...

Q: The home I'm trying to sell was built around 1913 and has the usual amenities associated with an older home. The buyers' home inspector discovered problems I already knew existed. In fact, most of ...

You come home from the office, late and exhausted. The house is quiet. The kids must be asleep, probably have the dog up there, and there’s no sound from the TV room. Carefully you take off your shoes ...