From its outer skin to its structural framing system, a building is made out of many layers. Just like a human body, many of those layers – which tend to be the most crucial, functional components – ...

Q. I’m having a new house built and it’s been raining. The roof is partially framed and every piece of lumber and all the flat OSB is soaked. My builder says this is normal and I still get my 10-year ...

Wood construction of big buildings is catching on just about everywhere for good reasons: wood is renewable. In construction it is light, fast and less expensive than other materials. It's also just ...

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.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RT Framing of Denver, Colorado, recently constructed Belleview Block B, a multifamily project using LP® FlameBlock® Fire-Rated OSB Sheathing. RT Framing is a framing ...

You’d probably be surprised to know that lumber that is submerged in fresh water can be in great shape and rot-free for hundreds of years. Timbered logs are routinely salvaged that never made it to ...