Veteran carpenters say opening an '80s wall tells you everything modern construction hides.

The increasing threat of climate change has more and more building owners and homebuyers considering the sustainability of their structures and the role construction plays in global warming and use of ...

Engineered wood products (EWPs) are used in a wide range of construction applications. For low in-place cost, versatility and superior performance, engineered wood systems are simply hard to beat.

The builder of your new home wants to use modern wood I-joists instead of regular solid-wood floor joists. He says they are stronger than solid wood. But will these products save the builder money and ...

Building a house, garage or even a shed today isn’t as easy as going to the local lumberyard and buying whatever dimension of wood you need. A lot of emphasis goes into the grade of the wood and its ...

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 220: Standard on Types of Building Construction, defines the types of buildings based on combustibility and the fire-resistance rating of their structural ...

Engineered wood flooring is a type of flooring composed of a thin hardwood top layer, called a veneer or wear layer, over core layers of strengthened composite plywood. In some cases, the plywood may ...

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Old-growth lumber used in homes built before 1960 came from trees that were 100–200 years old, producing denser, tighter-grained wood than modern plantation timber. Modern dimensional lumber is ...

Q: I read your column about how to seal wood decks. My deck is made of a product called Trek. I would like to know how to seal this particular type of wood. It has developed a rather "dirty" look and ...

BOISE, ID — In a move which will double its capacity, RedBuilt LLC is adding a laminated veneer lumber line at its Stayton, OR, facility, one of four manufacturing plants by the Boise, ID-based ...