Q. Can you tell me a few things about the wood beam I uncovered while doing a plumbing repair? How is it possible for this beam to carry the load of everything above it? I'm worried it might not be ...

We bought a brownstone in Crown Heights a few months ago and discovered some water damage to a structural beam between the garden and parlor floors. The beam is sagging and I want to see if we can add ...

My big goal for this year is to rebuild my house (foundations upto and including the roof). But I'm having some trouble due to space constraints of my plot and really insane building regs (e.g. doors ...