Talk to any contractor or carpenter — or most people who are reasonably familiar with home construction and repair — and they’ll tell you that a “4×4” piece of lumber is not actually four inches by ...

Green designers are well aware that bamboo is a rapidly-renewable resource whose production has less of an environmental impact than the production of other wood products. Bamboo flooring is well-trod ...

Home center paying million-dollar fine because bureaucrats didn't understand industry convention. Of course, as just about anyone who's ever picked up a hammer knows, dimensional lumber -- the stuff ...