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 ...

DEAR TIM: I’m getting ready to build a large room addition that needs a beam to support the floor joists. I’ve been told that a wood beam will work, but I’ve always seen steel I-beams in other houses.

Seattle firm Coates Design has completed a home in Washington's Cascade mountain range that serves as a hub for members of a large extended family. Tumble Creek Cabin is a vacation home designed to ...