Walls

New-generation panels mean decade-old notions are no way to choose sheathing. Here's what you need to know.by Sean Groom

Guidelines for working efficiently and knowing how good is good enoughby Larry Haun

Tips from a custom framer make the engineered-lumber learning curve easier to negotiateby John Spier

From undersize nails to overloaded trusses, here's a look at what builders get wrong when they wing it without an engineerby David Utterback

Lay out the curved plates with a trammel, then use them as a bending form for laminated trimby Spencer Horn

Glue, staples and a little engineering turn sheets of plywood into trusses and columnsby Roger Fleck

by Jeff Fosbre

How one builder stiffens walls by running studs from floor to rooflineby Sean Sheehan