Q: I need joist hangers for my first floor joists in the basement. The joists in my house, built in 1850, are between 2 and 21/2 inches wide. The only joist hangers I’m seeing are built to accommodate ...

If your deck feels a little bouncy underfoot, it might not be the top boards at all — it could be the joists underneath that are starting to rot. I ran into that exact problem ...