Publisher's Synopsis
Frame Carpentry from the editors of Fine Homebuilding provides the best field-tested information on framing efficiently, safely, and the right way the first time. No source of knowledge on framing is better respected or more widely followed than that provided by the authors of Fine Homebuilding magazine. At 240 pages with more than 350 illustrative on-the-job photographs and drawings, Frame Carpentry distills centuries of hands-on builder-tested methods and techniques as the finest builders in the country pass on their hard-won trade secrets for better construction. The book covers the basics of framing, as well as more advanced techniques on framing for energy efficiency, wind-resistant framing, and framing with double-stud walls. There is also up-to-date information on the latest framing tools and materials.
