We often refer to doubling up of joists or other structural framing as “sistering.” Reinforcing the floor joists is best done by doubling them up. Doubling joists is recommended under walls ...

During the Suffolk City Council work session, Director of Capital Projects Gary Jones provided an update on the Planters Club, a 100-year-old rental facility that has been closed for about a year due ...

But farm buildings can be designed to stand up to it all.

Apartments and commercial space in Courtyard 40, a renovated historic downtown Elgin building, are ready for leasing.

A focus on quality and maintaining a strict 35.5-month schedule pushed the joint venture contractor on the Gaylord Pacific ...

“The original design had open web steel joists ... reinforcing deck systems from Atlas. On the majority of the tower, crews installed column-mounted flyer tables, which eliminated the need for ...

“All of the first-floor ceilings had to come down in order to identify cracked joists and other areas that needed reinforcement.” The couple also needed to raise the main staircase and add ...

Crumb rubber from recycled car and truck tires contains oil, phthalates and solvents, which are petroleum-based and contain heavy metals, reinforcing ... especially if joists are boxed for the ...

The Milwaukee Brewers’ starting rotation is going to get a significant lift next week. Milwaukee has been missing a few guys to kick off the season and will get a big boost next week in the form ...

Rob Lowe and Fox are lighting up the game show genre, with The Floor and audiences love it. The show premiered in January and, according to 4 Filming, is based on a Dutch series by the same name.