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Books & Videos on Framing Including Residential and Commercial Framing of Floors, Walls and Ceilings

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Builder's Essentials: Advanced Framing Methods

RS-67330
$24.95

Builder's Essentials: Advanced Framing Methods
Provides expert, easy-to-interpret instruction on advanced framing elements.

With Guidance for Lead Framers on:

  • Job Preparation and Organization
  • Crew Management

Builder's Essentials: Framing & Rough Carpentry, Second Edition

RS-67298A
$24.95

Builder's Essentials: Framing & Rough Carpentry, Second Edition

Revised and expanded, this new edition is an illustrated course on residential and light commercial construction framing and rough carpentry. Addresses the latest building code requirements, new building materials and construction equipment.

Spanish Version << also available

Commercial Metal Stud Framing

CR713
$45.00

Commercial Metal Stud Framing
Framing commercial jobs can be more lucrative than residential work. But most commercial jobs require some form of metal stud framing. This book teaches step-by-step, with hundreds of job site photos, high-speed metal stud framing in commercial construction. It describes the special tools you’ll need and how to use them effectively, and the material and equipment you'll be working with. You’ll find the shortcuts, tips and tricks-of-the-trade that take most steel framers years on the job to discover
Framing Floors & Stairs - DVD or VHS Video
In Framing Floors & Stairs, Larry Haun and his brother Joe frame the floor of a basic 1,600-sq. ft. house. They take you step by step through the entire process, showing you practical ways to organize tasks, streamline procedures and handle tools and materials efficiently. Here's your chance to watch a framing master at work, and to become a better, more efficient carpenter yourself.

Framing Floors, Walls and Ceilings  - For Pros by Pros

RC-T070821
$17.95

Framing Floors, Walls and Ceilings - For Pros By Pros
Learn the trade secrets used by pros to get first rate framing results - New homes, additions and major remodeling require solid professional framing. This selection of articles from Fine Homebuilding magazine explains the tools, techniques, code requirements, and trade secrets expert builders need and use to frame floors, walls and ceilings—efficiently and the right way. Achieve top-notch results without inspection hold-ups or client call-backs. Framing Floors, Walls, and Ceilings delivers the best field-tested information in the business.
Framing Roofs - DVD or VHS Video
In Framing Roofs, Larry Haun and his brother Joe build the roof of a basic 1,600-sq. ft. house. Starting from the top of the walls, they take you step by step through the entire process, showing you practical ways to organize tasks, streamline procedures and handle tools and materials efficiently. Here's your chance to watch a framing master at work, and to become a better, more efficient carpenter yourself.

Graphic Guide to Frame Construction

RC-T070470
$34.95

Graphic Guide to Frame Construction
Practical details for builders and designers.
A reigning classic, the Graphic Guide to Frame Construction is a visual handbook filled with hundreds of meticulous drawings showing the framing details you need to understand when building with wood. The first edition of this book sold more than 100,000 copies. This completely revised and updated edition is more comprehensive and reflects the most recent changes in residential frame construction. It contains more details for energy efficiency, use of modern engineered and composite materials, and construction in high-wind and seismic areas.

Precision Framing

RC-T070570
$29.95

Precision Framing
A systematic approach that saves time and money Good construction doesn't have to slow you down. In fact, investing a little extra time during the early phases of construction will actually save you time and money later. That's the idea behind Precision Framing, the new book by Mike Guertin and Rick Arnold. The authors have spent 20 years developing their field-tested framing techniques, and Precision Framing is the result. This is their "manual," packed with tips, advice, and shortcuts that prove that good construction doesn't have to slow you down.

Residential Steel Framing Guide

CR707
$38.80

Residential Steel Framing Guide
Steel is stronger and lighter than wood – straight walls are guaranteed – steel framing will not wrap, shrink, split, swell, bow, or rot. Here you'll find full page schematics and details that show how steel is connected in just about all residential framing work. What you will find are over 150 easy-to-ready full-page details on how to construct steel-framed floors, roofs, interior and exterior walls, bridging, blocking, and reinforcing for all residential construction.

Residential Structure & Framing

CR708
$34.95

Residential Structure & Framing
Master the complexities of structural design and advanced framing techniques with this hands-on guide for builders and remodelers. With simple explanations in plain English you'll learn how to calculate loads, size joists and beams, and tackle many of the common structural problems faced by residential contractors -- including cantilevered floors, complex roof structures, tall window walls, and seismic and wind bracing.

Rough Framing Carpentry

CR463
$26.50

Rough Framing Carpentry
If you'd like to make good money working outdoors as a framer, this is the book for you. Here you'll find shortcuts to laying out studs; speed cutting blocks, trimmers and plates by eye; quickly building and blocking rake walls; installing ceiling backing, ceiling joists, and truss joists; cutting and assembling hip trusses and California fills; arches and drop ceilings – all with production line procedures that save you time and help you make more money.

Steel-Frame House Construction

CR710
$39.75

Steel-Frame House Construction
Framing with steel has obvious advantages over wood, yet building with steel requires new skills that can present challenges to the wood builder. This new book explains steel framing techniques for homes. It shows you the techniques, the tools, the materials, and how you can make it happen. Includes hundreds of photos and illustrations, plus a CD-ROM with steel framing details and 37 pages of steel-frame cost estimates.

The Very Efficient Carpenter - Basic framing for residential construction - Book & Video Combo

The Very Efficient Carpenter
Basic framing for residential construction - Framing Floors, Stairs, Walls and Roofs - Book & Video Combos - Here's your chance to become a more efficient carpenter. Larry Haun has been a production framer for more than 35 years and a teacher of apprentices for more than 20. In this book, Haun shows you, step by step, all the techniques he uses to frame a basic house, from laying down the sills to cutting the rafters.
 
 

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