Voltaire wrote Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien, often translated as "The perfect is the enemy of the good;" he might well have been talking about residential construction. You run the gamut from the ...

In part 1 of this 3-part series, this video provides a comprehensive demonstration on how to frame a wall in a room, ...

It’s best to have one continuous top and tie plate, but that’s not possible on longer walls. When multiple plates are ...

Want to build a new wall inside your home? Perhaps you’re trying to create a new small space for a home office or hobby room, or you have a bigger appetite and are transforming a dank basement into a ...

While performing a preplan survey or conducting crew familiarization in your district, it’s wise to take a second look at brick buildings, particularly downtown. You might be surprised at what you ...

APA’s Compelling Conversations features building professionals discussing important issues with APA experts and what they mean for the building industry. In this edition, APA Engineered Wood ...

Modular construction by Maisons Laprise, Quebec, Canada. Image Courtesy of QWEB Proven and effective construction methods are not static, instead they're always improving. In Quebec, Canada, light ...

Brick walls may look sturdy, strong, and ready to take on the fiercest storms that Mother Nature can conjure up, but brick construction has proven to be vulnerable during high-wind storms, especially ...

In the construction industry, light wood-frame offsite construction has emerged as a game-changing approach, promising faster build times, higher quality, and reduced environmental impact. Member ...

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