CompleteBookofFraming:AnIllustratedGuideforResidentialConstruction,2ndEdition

Theupdatedeasy–to–learnreferenceforroughcarpentryandframingCompleteBookofFraming,SecondEditionisanupdated,easy–to–learnguidetoroughcarpentryandframingwrittenbyanexpertwithmorethanthirtyyearsofframingexperience.Thisbookguidesthereaderthroughthestepsonframingfloors,walls,roofs,doorandwindowopenings,andstairs.Hundredsofcolorphotographsandillustrationshelpthereaderunderstandthebasicsaswellasadvancedframingmethods.ThisSecondEditionisupdatedtomatchtheframingtechniquestothe2009InternationalBuildingCode,andintroducestheconceptof"greenframing"regardingmaterialuseandhandling.Dealswiththenewcorrosivetreatingmethodsthatbegantobeusedin2004forpressuretreatedwoodCoversthetimeandenergy–savingbenefitsofpositiveplacementnailguns,whichhavebecometheindustrystandardforfasteninglightgagehardwareIncludesaglue–laminatedbeamweightchart,alongwithadescriptionofcraneoperationsforsettingthesebeamsStartingwiththebasics,thisbookbeginswithtypesoflumber,nails,andwhattoolsareneeded,followedbydetailed,fullyillustratedstepsforframingeachbuildingelement—fromplanningandlayoutthroughspecificnailingpatterns.Framer–FriendlyTipsthroughoutthebookshowhowtogetataskdoneright—andmoreeasily.