Rough Framing Carpentry
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Framing can be a high-productivity, high-profit business ... for the lucky
few who've mastered framing skills. And that's exactly what the author of
this book describes: quick, efficient ways to frame residential and
commercial buildings. Snapping layout on the slab or floor (including
split levels). How to save time and eliminate errors when detailing lumber
to be assembled. How to mark, cut, and drill plates efficiently. How to
speed-cut blocks, trimmers, and plates by eye. How to spot information
missing on the plans. And to help you win more jobs (and make more money
on the jobs you win), the author suggests typical piecework prices you can
quote for most framing work.
Walls: How to lay out your
studs for super quick assembly on exterior walls, shear walls, and
interior walls. How to cut a radius plate for a curved wall with a
circular saw without destroying your blade. How to plumb and align walls
once they're up.
Joists: Planning the joist
layout in advance. Double joists and head-outs to avoid plumbing
fixtures. Spreading, blocking, and nailing the joists. Installing
ceiling backing, ceiling joists, truss joists, joists on concrete stem
walls, and joists on exposed beams.
Sheathing: Tricks of
subfloor sheathing: planning, marking, fitting and gluing tongue and
groove subfloor (including site-constructed tools that help you increase
productivity), notching for utilities, and nailing subfloor sheathing.
Time-saving techniques for cutting sheathing.
Stairs: How to lay out stairs, determine riser height and
tread depth, several ways to head out the upper floor. How to find the
height of landings and lay out the horses with a framing square and
stair gauges to detect problems early on, and how to frame winding and
circular stairs.
Truss Roofs: Stacking trusses
for quick spreading, the fastest way to raise and block trusses,
shortcuts when rolling and nailing the gable and hip trusses, framing in
a California fill, the how-to's of installing understacking, ceiling
backing, clips, and catwalks.
This manual is written by a skilled master framer, who learned it all the
hard way so you don't have to. If saving time on the job, doing
top-quality work and making better money by building smarter appeal to
you, glance through the pages of this book. It comes with a guarantee:
Rough Framing Carpentry will help you save time and make more money on
framing jobs, or your money back.
The Author:
For nearly twenty years Mark Currie has worked as a framer on
custom homes, commercial buildings and residential tracts. During this
time he perfected timesaving methods so he can do top-quality work in
minimum time (and at maximum profit). His construction company specializes
in custom homes and residential tracts.
Mr. Currie is also a photographer and took most of the photographs
for this book.
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