Dear Pat: We are building a room addition to our house. A group of friends is going to help frame and raise the walls. What is the best way to raise them, and how do we take care of bowed wall studs? ...

Not to be confused with handsome men or breeding horses, studs are basically large vertical beams that help make up stud walls, whether they be structural or to partition rooms. Studs can be wood or ...

Remodeling a home usually consists of removing and building walls. These are both jobs that a motivated DIYer can take on and save some money in the process. Building a wall starts with assembling and ...

When you build a wall, the studs should be spaced equidistant from each other. Here's why the standard is 16 inches "on center", and an easy way to mark them. "16 inches on center" means the center of ...

Looking to hang something on your wall? You’ll need to find a stud (and not the kind with broad shoulders and a square jaw). Studs are vertical 2-by-4-inch beams that make up the frame of your house.

Q: I’m doing some remodeling, and I have to construct some interior wood walls. I haven’t done this before and don’t want to make mistakes. It doesn’t seem that difficult — in fact, it seems simple.

Even if you're opting for a more open-plan design, the structure of your home will contain internal walls to add permanent division between rooms and spaces. But, not all internal walls are equal and ...

The garage isn't the first place most homeowners think will present a mold problem, but mold can infest your garage just as with any other area of your home -- and the basics behind preventing it are ...

Dear James: We are building a guest house using wood stud walls. We plan to build the walls on the ground and raise them. What is the easiest method to do this and have nice, flat walls? -- Laurie S.

The garage isn't the first place most homeowners think will present a mold problem, but mold can infest your garage just as with any other area of your home -- and the basics behind preventing it are ...