Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Not to be confused with handsome men or breeding horses, studs are basically large vertical beams that help make up stud walls, ...

Dear Pat: We are building a room addition to our house. A group of friends is going to help frame and raise the walls. What is the best way to raise them, and how do we take care of bowed wall studs? ...

Dear James: We are building a guest house using wood stud walls. We plan to build the walls on the ground and raise them. What is the easiest method to do this and have nice, flat walls? -- Laurie S.

Even if you're opting for a more open-plan design, the structure of your home will contain internal walls to add permanent division between rooms and spaces. But, not all internal walls are equal and ...