Q.The carpenter that built my deck used joist hangers to hold up the joists along the house and at the end of the deck. Are these steel joist hangers approved, and will they stand the test of time ...

Joist hangers are safe if installed correctly. Hanging joists is by no means new. You typically need to hang a joist if the top of the joist needs to be in the same plane as the beam that supports it.

ASK THE BUILDER | It’s important to realize you’re dealing with people’s lives, and death and serious injury can result when you install joist hangers, beams and support columns the wrong way.

Joist hangers require specific nails and for ACQ lumber they need to meet the current corrosion-resistance standards. Unwitting builders, probably even now, might not have bothered to use nails ...

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The most common joist hanger I find on decks is a LUS28*. This joist hanger can be used with 2x8 and 2x10 joists. Now that I know which hanger I'm using, I can go to the Simpson Strong-Tie web ...

Joist hangers require specific nails, and for ACQ lumber they need to meet the current corrosion-resistance standards. Unwitting builders, probably even now, might not have bothered to use nails ...

A: Joist hangers are safe, if they’re installed correctly. You typically need to hang a joist if the top of the joist needs to be on the same plane as the beam that supports it.

Robert even sent some of the rusted joist hanger nails. A few of them had lost well over 60% of the steel! The bottom of several hangers had holes in them, and the remaining metal was paper thin.