May is Deck Safety Month - Is Your Deck Safe? - Denver Post
26 May 2012, 1:58 am
So get ready to hear this word used a lot! Through-bolts can be used to attach a ledger to the house when the interior of the rim joist is accessible. This is typically done using carriage bolts, pictured above. When through-bolts are used ...

Ask the Inspector: Floors - Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
26 May 2012, 12:25 am
Uneven floors can have high and low spots, which can be caused by failure of a joist - the wall-to-wall beams that support floors and ceilings. If you have a slightly sunken spot near a wall, it may be mean the wall was built between the joists.

Steel joist I Beam prices scenario in major places on May 25 - SteelGuru
25 May 2012, 11:35 pm
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FSI Home Products Expands Aluminum Decking Color Options - Marketwatch
23 May 2012, 11:35 am
Aircraft-grade aluminum provides both decking systems very high strength to weight capacity and permits wider joist spans. Because aluminum decking won't rust, mold, warp, splinter or rot, both decking systems are maintenance-free and more ...

Flick: 37 days buried underground … but he’s fine! - Pantagraph
20 May 2012, 6:52 am
“Meow … ” He went into the basement and started to remove ceiling tiles. He got out a saw and cut off an end-floor joist. Next day, it dawned on Jack that the summer before, groundhogs had dug tunnels in the yard, including one near the ...

How To Get Home Improvement Jobs Done Correctly - 1UP.COM
19 May 2012, 7:32 pm
You will need to do the work from your basement or crawlspace, but the outcome is worth the trouble. Apply some glue to each floor joist with the aid of a caulking gun to secure them to the floor planks. A protective guard or screen installed on your ...

Knox inspector warns of dangerous decks - WBIR
18 May 2012, 6:47 am
What he discovers often leaves him speechless. Braden finds critical structural components missing from many decks in East Tennessee, such as joist hangers. "Decks are the number one place where people are going to get injured," said Braden. "Usually ...

County hires attorney to look into agreement with Trus joist - hazard-herald.com
17 May 2012, 1:08 pm
HAZARD — The Perry County Fiscal Court met on Tuesday, May 15 to discuss contracts, reviewing several special district budgets, and refinancing the justice center. As the deadline to give Trus joist Macmillan/Weyerhaeyser the deed to the property given ...

Sway Braces feature one-size-fits-all design. - ThomasNet Industrial News Room
14 May 2012, 8:25 am
and facilitate quick installation. They feature long-lasting, corrosion-resistant finish. Structural attachments include bar joist adaptor, I-Beam adaptor, and universal structural attachment/multi attachment. Sway braces are available in lateral or ...

Vulcraft donates traffic wands to Florence Police Department - SCNow
11 May 2012, 2:55 pm
Vulcraft, the joist and deck manufacturing division of Nucor, donated signal traffic wands to the Florence Police Department Friday. The wands will increase officers' visibility while they direct traffic at night, in inclimate weather and during ...