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For Pros by Pros: Framing Floors, Walls, Ceilings Updated and Expanded

Framing Floors, Walls, Ceilings Updated and Expanded

Framing Floors, Walls, Ceilings Updated and Expanded features cutting-edge insights into the very latest framing tools and materials, including engineered lumber, I-joist trusses, and LVLs. Packed with field-tested, hands-on techniques and trade secrets from the finest builders in the country, this fully illustrated manual is a must for any framer.

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Author: Fine Homebuilding Magazine
Format: Softcover
Copyright: 2009
Pages: 288

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Framing Floors, Walls, Ceilings delivers pro-tested information on framing safely and efficiently, so the job gets done right the first time. Updated with over 30 new Fine Homebuilding articles, this latest edition covers the basics of framing as well as advanced techniques on framing cathedral ceilings and curved walls. There is also up-to-date information on the latest framing materials, including engineered lumber, I-joists, and LVLs. With hard-won trade secrets and practical tips, Framing Floors, Walls, Ceilings is the reliable, definitive guide on the subject.

Frame and sheathe floors
Install floors with I-joists
Lay out and detail wall plates
Raise big gable walls safely and efficiently
Plan and frame a cathedral ceiling

The best book on framing is now better than ever! The latest edition of Framing Floors, Walls, Ceilings Updated and Expanded stands as the most authoritative and exhaustive source of information on the basics of framing, as well as such trickier techniques as building curved walls and cathedral ceilings. A comprehensive collection of articles from the pages of Fine Homebuilding — the finest residential construction magazine available today — this updated version of Framing Floors, Walls, and Ceilings features cutting-edge insights into the very latest framing tools and materials, including engineered lumber, I-joist trusses, and LVLs. Packed with field-tested, hands-on techniques and trade secrets from the finest builders in the country, this fully illustrated manual is a must for any framer.

In the updated and expanded edition of this top-selling reference book, you'll find the most current, complete and authoritative advice ever compiled on framing floors, walls, and ceilings. As part of Taunton's popular For Pros By Pros series, this comprehensive resource is designed for builders and contractors - but will work as a practical guide for hands-on amateurs as well.

Full of builder-tested strategies, techniques and trade secrets, here's a single book that delivers everything you'll ever need to build safe, sturdy floors, walls, and ceilings with precision.

The basics of framing, from 10 proven rules to innovative new methods.
Advanced techniques like framing curved walls and cathedral ceilings.
Up-to-the minute information on the latest materials, such as engineered lumber, I-joist trusses, and LVLs.
Over 400 on-the-job photos and detailed drawings show you exactly what to do every step of the way.

From cover to cover, this valuable new edition is brought to you by the finest builders in the country - carefully selected by the editors of Fine Homebuilding magazine.

With this trusty volume by your side, there's no framing job you can't handle with confidence.

From the Introduction
According to John Lienhard, the host of public radio's Engines of Our Ingenuity, two things made building in Colonial America different from building in Europe. One was an abundance of wood. The other was a lack of skilled labor. To settle this country, we needed to invent a new way of building that required less skill and took advantage of local resources. We eventually did it, but two things had to happen first.

In 1791, Samuel Briggs patented a machine for making nails, and in 1813, a Shaker named Tabitha Babbitt invented the first circular saw used on a saw mill. These inventions set the stage for Augustine Taylor, in 1833, to build the first structure in America using what came to be known as balloon framing -- small-dimension lumber held together with nails. Almost 200 years later we're still using that same method to frame houses.

Some things, of course, have changed. Balloon framing, eventually gave way to platform framing. Engineered materials were developed to account for the fact that wood is not nearly as abundant as it once was. And power tools make assembling easier and faster than ever before.

Unfortunately, something else has changed over the years: Interest in the building trades has declined. And we are once again suffering a lack of skilled labor, just like our Colonial ancestors. As a result, good information about building is hard to find, which is what makes this book so valuable. Collected here are 32 articles from past issues of Fine Homebuilding magazine. Written by professional builders from all over the country, these articles deliver detailed advice about framing floors, walls, and ceilings.
- Kevin Ireton, Editor
Fine Homebuilding

About the Authors
Fine Homebuilding has been providing rock-solid information and inspiration to everyone who cares about quality home improvement and construction since 1981. With a circulation of more than 300,000, the magazine helps its dedicated readers build projects better, faster, and more efficiently. The contributing authors are seasoned professionals who are experts in their field.

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