Q. I’m facing some building projects. One’s a tall deck, another is framing a garden shed, and then I need to help a friend with a room addition. I’m wondering about diagonal bracing. I don’t ...
Q: I’m facing some building projects. One is a tall deck, another is framing a garden shed, and I need to help a friend with a room addition. I’m wondering about diagonal bracing. I don’t understand ...
Q:I read your article on diagonal bracing and was hoping you would clarify your instructions so I can explain them to my contractor. I, too, have lath-and-plaster walls with many cracks. My house is ...
NASHUA – Lack of sufficient bracing appears have caused the collapse of roof trusses being installed at a construction site at 33 Pine St. in Nashua last month, according to investigators working for ...
STONELICK TWP. – A difference in height between two trusses and a lack of bracing led to the collapse of the Stonelick covered bridge, according to an engineer. The 136-year-old bridge collapsed into ...