Building a deck makes for a fantastic addition to any home. But it’s not going to be much use without a good set of deck stairs to get up and down from your primary backyard relaxation spot. The right ...

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Robert even sent some of the rusted joist hanger nails. ... Replace connector nails with #9 1 1/2-inch galvanized connector screws. They have far greater holding strength. Tim Carter.

Robert even sent some of the rusted joist hanger nails. A few of them had lost well over 60% of the steel! ... Replace connector nails with #9 1½-inch galvanized connector screws.

FastenMaster, a division of OMG, Inc., has introduced the FastenMaster ICON ScrewJoist, a hybrid deck joist system engineered to combine the strength and durability of steel with the lightness and ...

In the 12 years that I’ve been living in apartments, I never shied away from putting screws in the drywall. I found that as long as I installed each one carefully and repaired the holes with spackle ...