Review
"This basic framing book is packed full of information, yet is easy to use and understand...it is one of the best texts I have seen for new contractors or less experienced carpenters who are ready to take on more responsibility."
Source: Pete Young, The Journal of Light Construction
December 1998



Review
"This basic framing book is packed full of information, yet is easy to use and understand...it is one of the best texts I have seen for new contractors or less experienced carpenters who are ready to take on more responsibility."
Source: Pete Young, The Journal of Light Construction
December 1998



Book Description
House Framing leads homeowners through the steps of building a structure using platform framing, the most popular style of framing in use today. Beginning with background information, the book provides the reader with everything he needs to know about building, including structural loads and how they interact, sizing lumber, working with tools, and reading blueprints. The book then takes the reader through the framing process; from installing mudsills on the foundation through floor framing, wall framing, roof framing, sheathing, and more. The book ends with three project chapters, one on building stairs, another on finishing a basement with steel studs, and the last on framing a bay window.



From the Back Cover
Framing a structure-whether it's a house, a garage, or some other building-can be an intimidating task unless you have an expert to help you along the way. Consider this book your personal framing expert.

House Framing leads you through the steps of building a structure using platform framing, the most popular method in use today. The book provides you with everything you need to know about building, including structural loads and how they interact, sizing lumber, working with tools, and reading blueprints.

The book then takes you through the framing process, from installing mudsills on the foundation through sheathing. Unlike any other similar book, House Framing uses more than 500 full-color drawings to illustrate each step in the framing routine. Each task is rated for difficulty and is accompanied by a list of the tools you'll need. "The Pros Know" boxes, sprinkled throughout the text, provide work-saving, field-tested tips.

House Framing concludes with three project chapters, one on building stairs, one on finishing a basement with steel studs, and one on framing a bay window.



About the Author
John D. Wagner is a writer based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He has been involved with the construction trades for 20 years. Wagner is a frequent contributor to the trade magazine Tools of the Trade as well as several construction and homeowner magazines, including Builder, Fine Woodworking, The Journal of Light Construction, Old-House Journal, and Popular Science. In his former position as a staff editor at The Journal of Light Construction, Wagner edited and produced the book Advanced Framing, now in its second printing. House Framing is Wagner's fourth book.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

House Framing leads homeowners through the steps of building a structure using platform framing, the most popular style of framing in use today. Beginning with background information, the book provides the reader with everything he needs to know about building, including structural loads and how they interact, sizing lumber, working with tools, and reading blueprints. The book then takes the reader through the framing process; from installing mudsills on the foundation through floor framing, wall framing, roof framing, sheathing, and more. The book ends with three project chapters, one on building stairs, another on finishing a basement with steel studs, and the last on framing a bay window.

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