Oct. 6—The city of Abilene is in the process of updating their building and fire codes to the International Code Council's 2018 codes with some amendments. While the majority of the codes pertain to ...

Two points make a line, but not a trend. Let’s hope the two deck collapses at the Jersey Shore this past summer were an unfortunate coincidence, not a return to the bad old days. Earlier this month, ...

There’s a lot to building a deck. And if you want to build your own deck or renovate one, you’ll find much of the advice centers on building codes and topics like laying out floor joists or how to lay ...

Perhaps you decided to wait out the lumber shortages of 2020 and 2021. Perhaps now is simply just the right time. Whatever the reason you're finally ready to add that dream deck onto your ...

Thirteen people died and at least 57 were injured when a porch collapsed in Chicago in June. A week later, 12 were injured when a deck gave way in Gauley Bridge, W.Va. On Aug. 9, a woman died when a ...