Once you know how to build a stud wall on a DIY basis, you can step into any remodeling project feeling confident that you have one of the most useful home improvement skills under your belt. Simple ...

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? ...

Perhaps you've heard whisperings about staggered stud walls, possibly by people in trench coats and sunglasses pretending not to talk to each other in a Home Depot aisle. And perhaps you didn't really ...