General contractor Leopardo shares the expertise required to effectively build affordable housing communities in Chicago.

Posts and beams can be steel, wood or engineered lumber ... For example, you might hear a builder say “The roof frame members ...

Introduction: Substantial Structural Damage and Its Impact on Building Repairs - Substantial structural damage (SSD) is a ...

As the centerpiece of your bedroom, a bed frame should fulfill a couple of key functions. In addition to being durable, it should look nice, too — or otherwise act as an unobtrusive foundation ...

Here you are insulating the crawlspace (void) below the floorboards. When insulating from below, the insulation is secured with netting draped between and stapled to the floor joists. If the floor is ...

Hardwood floors lend a timeless appeal to any home, but cleaning them can be time-consuming, which is where a hardwood floor cleaner machine ... want to avoid using metal brush heads on wood ...

Builders add joists to rafters through collars and metal fasteners ... part of a ceiling or floor (or both, in an attic). Joists are a good option if you have a stick-frame roof and want the ...

New flooring will require a subfloor and possibly floor joists. After framing the walls, turn your attention to your home’s electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems. Think through how you plan to ...

SINGAPORE: A construction worker died on Monday (Oct 21) after he was hit by a steel gate frame at a Yishun work site. The incident happened at around 6.50pm at Block 413 Yishun Ring Road.

A O’D: Steel erection took three weeks. Installation of the posi-joist flooring followed, working level by level, at a rate of three to four weeks per level (5th floor, 6th floor and roof); then the ...