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The updated easy-to-learn reference for rough carpentry andframingComplete Book of Framing, Second Edition is an updated,easy-to-learn guide to rough carpentry and framing written by anexpert with more than thirty years of framing experience. This bookguides the reader through the steps on framing floors, walls,roofs, door and window openings, and stairs. Hundreds of colorphotographs and illustrations help the reader understand the basicsas well as advanced framing methods. This Second Edition isupdated to match the framing techniques to the 2009 InternationalBuilding Code, and introduces the concept of "green framing"regarding material use and handling.
- Deals with the new corrosive treating methods that began to beused in 2004 for pressure treated wood
- Covers the time and energy-saving benefits of positiveplacement nail guns, which have become the industry standard forfastening light gage hardware
- Includes a glue-laminated beam weight chart, along with adescription of crane operations for setting these beams
Starting with the basics, this book begins with types of lumber,nails, and what tools are needed, followed by detailed, fullyillustrated steps for framing each building elementfromplanning and layout through specific nailing patterns.Framer-Friendly Tips throughout the book show how to get a taskdone rightand more easily.
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