Complete Book of Framing

Basic to Advanced Techniques.

This straightforward, easy-to-learn method will help framers, carpenters and handy homeowners build their skills in rough carpentry and framing.

Shows how to frame all the parts of a house: floors, walls, roofs, door & window openings and stairs with hundreds of color photographs and drawings that show every detail. The book gives beginners all the basics they need to go from zero framing knowledge to a journeyman level and it provides valuable tips and tables for the experienced carpenter.

Start with the basics. The book begins with types of lumber, nails and what tools are needed, followed by detailed, fully illustrated steps for framing each building element from planning and layout through specific nailing patterns. "Framer-Friendly Tips" throughout the book show how to get a task done right and more easily.

The book also includes:

• Advanced framing topics for complex walls, roofs, and stairs shown step by step for a clear understanding.
• Essential details, such as how to install window flashing and pre-hung or sliding glass doors.
• The latest building code requirements (including earthquake and hurricane construction).
• New materials like composite wood products.
• Time-saving methods for taking measurements and figuring rafter lengths and angles.

Other features include web site access to framing formulas and a glossary to bring you up to speed on framing terms used by contractors and lumberyards (in English and Spanish).

The book gives beginners all the basics they need to go from zero framing knowledge to a journeyman level. And it provides valuable tips and tables for the experienced carpenter.

About the Author

Scot Simpson has been framing houses, schools and commercial buildings for 30 years and has owned a construction firm for 25 years. He developed and refined the methods in this book and uses it to train his crews. Scot is the author of two other construction books and many articles for construction magazines, such as Fine Homebuilding and the Journal of Light Construction. Scot is a member of the International Code Council, Associated General Contractors, and Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), and was 2006 Chairman of the ABC Framers Council.