ASK THE BUILDER | It’s important to realize you’re dealing with people’s lives, and death and serious injury can result when you install joist hangers, beams and support columns the wrong way.

Ask the Builder: Joist hangers, beams and columns Sat., April 3, 2021 Look at all the engineered lumber i-joists supported by metal joist hangers. Can you believe the size of that massive beam? WOWZA!

Q.The carpenter that built my deck used joist hangers to hold up the joists along the house and at the end of the deck. Are these steel joist hangers approved, and will they stand the test of time ...