David Joyce

David Joyce owns Synergy Construction in Lancaster, Mass. This article is adapted from a video at ProTradeCraft.com. Thanks to David and his crew for allowing us to hang out at their jobsite.

Jobsite Know-How

Easy Joist Blocking for Wood I-Joists

Engineered I-joists can span long distances to make a flat and solid subfloor. Tying the joists together with blocking makes the floor even stronger and stiffer. So one of the...

Jan. 16, 2019

Home Improvement

How to Install Fiber-cement Panels

As part of an energy retrofit, we transformed a 1970s raised ranch into a zero-energy home with rainscreen siding (“How to Install Exterior Rigid Foam" [Part I & Part II]). In...

Oct. 8, 2018