Q.The carpenter that built my deck used joist hangers to hold up the joists along the house and at the end of the deck. Are these steel joist hangers approved, and will they stand the test of time ...

Whatever you do, don’t skimp on materials (i.e. using 4-by-4 posts) when building a freestanding deck. In fact, for this kind of construction it’s best to over-build the deck.

Catastrophic deck collapses have occurred, typically happening when there is a party with a lot of people on the deck. “Although Arthur noticed the joist hanger itself rusting, it is possible ...

In this episode, we build the rest of our first floor by notching and installing 20 more floor joists into the girders. The middle 10 floor joists are installed similarly to the first 10 shown in ...

Catastrophic deck collapses have occurred, typically happening when there is a party with a lot of people on the deck. "Although Arthur noticed the joist hanger itself rusting, it is possible the ...

I happened to use two 2x6s that extend from the corners of my deck and meet at the center forming a huge letter V under my deck. Where the 2x6s touch the floor joists above, I installed two ...

This deck was about 13 miles from Chesapeake Bay in a Baltimore suburb. The joist hangers had severe corrosion. He reached out to me one day and said: “Hey Tim, I’m rebuilding a deck and the ...

BALTIMORE, Sept. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Bison Innovative Products, in collaboration with DAP Global Inc., expands its outdoor living space offerings with the launch of the Level.Up Adjustable ...