Tom: Then we're going to light this on fire to see how flames and smoke travel through a balloon-frame structure ... This represents the basement. And these are the floor joists, or the ceiling ...

Learn how to frame basement walls step-by-step including around tricky elements like support columns and bathroom layouts. This guide covers everything from planning and measurements to ...

Fact checked by Emily Estep You'll want to know how to tell if a wall is load-bearing before you remove or alter it to merge ...