News; Home and garden; Ask the Builder: Don’t let contractor skip steel reinforcement in concrete driveway or patio Sat., May 26, 2018 Reinforcing steel is the best thing you can include when ...

Drill 1-1/2-in. holes anywhere in the web area of engineered I-joists, except within 6 in. of walls and rim joists. The post How To Safely Drill Through Floor Joists appeared first on Family Handyman.

Q: Tim, my builder is telling me to forget about using reinforcing steel or mesh in my concrete driveway and patio. He says he’ll just add an inch of thickness and that’s good enough. W… ...