If you’re tackling even a small DIY project around the house, navigating the fastener aisle at the hardware store can be daunting. There are hundreds of different types of screws, nails, bolts, and ...

I was blessed by God to learn my craft of building and remodeling in Cincinnati. The first few years of my career had me working on houses that were close to 100 years old. I have no recollection of ...

Q: We're concerned about the loss of strength for staples in wood where the wood is exposed to some wetting and drying. We're also concerned about splitting of the wood when we nail near an end of a ...

When you have a nail or screw you can’t seem to remove, cutting it down might be your best option. If you don’t have a metal saw around, this trick will let you use the backside of a normal ...

Pieces of wood can be joined together in many different ways. Nails, screws and glue are the most common ways to join wood together. When making these joins, wood can be arranged and joined ...

Wood screws that are buried too deep can become stuck, making them difficult to remove without damaging the surrounding wood. This often happens when the screw head is recessed below the surface or ...