Editor’s note: Welcome to the Brownstone Boys Reno, a reader renovation diary about renovating a brownstone in Bed Stuy. See the first one here. They also blog at www.thebrownstoneboys.com. In many ...

Editor’s note: Welcome to the second installment of This Ugly House, a reader renovation diary. We’re excited to publish this tale of a hands-on renovation of a wood-frame house in Bed Stuy. See the ...

Q: It’s time for me to install ceramic tile and hardwood flooring. I read on your website that it’s important for the subfloor to be flat and level if possible. Because I don’t want the tile to crack ...

DEAR TIM: It’s time for me to install some ceramic tile and hardwood flooring. I read on your website that it’s really important for the subfloor to be flat and level if at all possible. Since I don’t ...

Many renovated buildings replace wood and masonry structural elements with steel. The replacement of heavy wooden roof and floor joists with the lighter steel open-web bar-truss joists is a common ...

A squeaking floor is annoying. It’s one of those building defects that just gets to you. While we typically associate creaking and squeaking floors with old houses, the problem occurs in newer homes, ...

I-joists are strong, lightweight, "I" shaped engineered wood structural members that meet demanding performance requirements. I-joists are comprised of top and bottom flanges that resist bending and ...