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Complete Book of Framing: An Illustrated Guide for Residential Construction

by Scot Simpson

A visual guide to residential framing

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A visual guide to residential framing

Scot Simpson’s second edition organizes rough carpentry around the main stages and components of a residential frame: floors, walls, roofs, openings, and stairs. Step-by-step instructions are paired with full-color illustrations and photographs, while additional chapters cover layout, nailing patterns, engineered wood, and green framing. The book also addresses electric tools, preparation for a job, team management, and safety, including medical and physiological factors of framing. Its coverage discusses techniques associated with the 2018 IBC and IRC and updated OSHA rules, so readers can see how those standards are presented within a practical framing reference.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Framers and carpenters seeking illustrated, step-by-step coverage of residential framing.
  • Contractors interested in job preparation, team management, tools, or safety topics.
  • Novices looking for a structured introduction to framing components and techniques.

Themes

Residential construction and rough carpentryFraming techniques and toolsJob-site safety and preparationBuilding standards and structural considerations

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Book overview

The bestselling step-by-step framing guide--updated and expanded to meet 2018 codes and standards

Complete Book of Framing, Second Edition--Updated and Expanded is a comprehensive guide to rough carpentry and framing, written by an expert with over forty years of framing experience. This book guides the reader through step-by-step framing instructions for floors, walls, roofs, door and window openings, and stairs. Hundreds of full-color illustrations and photos enable novice and professional framers to understand and master framing techniques.

This Updated and Expanded Second Edition includes the framing techniques of the 2018 International Building Code (IBC), International Residential Code (IRC), and updated OSHA rules. It also includes new coverage of today's electric tools, wind and earthquake framing, medical and physiological factors of framing, and a revised safety chapter. Builders will find information on nailing patters, overall layout, engineered wood patterns, and green framing. In addition, the book offers readers tools and techniques for preparing for a job and managing a team. This Second Edition--Updated and Expanded

  • Includes hundreds of full-color illustrations depicting step-by-step framing techniques
  • Offers guidance on today's electric tools and structural enhancements for natural disasters
  • Features a revised chapter on safety to reflect the medical and physiological factors of framing
  • Meets the framing techniques of the 2018 International Building Code (IBC), International Residential Code (IRC), and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards

Complete Book of Framing: An Illustrated Guide for Residential Construction, Second Edition--Updated and Expanded is an excellent resource for framers, carpenters, and contractors of all experience levels. Framer-friendly tips throughout the book show how to complete framing tasks efficiently and effectively.

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