Otherwise, the weight from the beam can cause the post to kick out in from under it if the post is sitting at an angle. Another precautionary step was to cut a hole through the plywood sub-floor ...

This is some seriously cool stuff. Researchers at MIT recently came up with a device that can “see” through walls. It can actually identify a person (or people) behind a solid object.

Architect Scott West channeled Wright’s philosophy when designing this Buckhead house for a family of four. He used natural ...

Look into your walls ... existing insulation is near or above the top of the joists, it is a good idea to place the new batts perpendicular to the old ones because that will help to cover the tops of ...

WaveCore is designed to beam ... through a 12 inch (30 cm) concrete wall in a garage that was in the middle of a 6-foot (1.8 meter) link. In a blog post discussing WaveCore, VP of Marketing Dave Sumi ...

Despite their busy lives, they created a dream home with Ma'ayan Rahav’s help, who exceeded their expectations.

It’s now possible to not only see people through walls but to see how they’re moving and if they’re walking, to tell who they are. We finally have the body scanner which Schwarzenegger ...

Joists are laid out in parallel and may be supported by larger beams, bearing walls, or steel girders. There are two basic types of joists: floor joists and roof joists. Floor joists are the principal ...

Use a sledgehammer or a reciprocating saw to cut through the drywall ... this is by creating a temporary wall and beam on both sides of where the wall will be removed from. Then these are jacked into ...

Hundreds of miles of wall have been built across protected public lands, communities, and sovereign Tribal nations. These barriers cut through sensitive ecosystems, destroy thousands of acres of ...

Stomp the Blues out of HomelessnessTheir mission and purpose is to provide direct assistance to those who are homeless and near homeless through existing organizations. This is a one-day Family ...