The Very Efficient Carpenter
Step By Step Guide With Techniques to Become a More Efficient Carpenter
Available with 3 Companion Videos in DVD or VHS

By Larry Haun

Basic Framing for Residential Construction

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. You'll learn about:

Cutting and installing posts and girders
Joisting and sheathing fluently
Laying out, cutting, assembling, and raising walls
Framing gable roofs, hips and valleys, and truss roofs
Building various types of stairs

There is an opening chapter on tools, plans, codes, permits, lumber, and materials, and additional information throughout the book on safety and site-built tools. The Very Efficient Carpenter is no less than a complete course in basic framing.

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Contents:

Introduction

Getting Started
Tools
Plans, Codes and Permits
Lumber and Materials

Framing Floors
Sills
Posts and Girders
Joists
Sheathing Floors

Framing Walls
Layout
Plating
Headers, Cripples, Trimmers and Rough Sills
Detailing
Building and Raising Walls
Plumbing and Lining
Sheathing Walls

Framing Ceilings
Joisting for a Gable Roof
Joisting for a Hip Roof

Framing Roofs
Gable Roofs
Hip Roofs
Intersecting Roofs
Truss Roofs
Sheathing Roofs

Building Stairs
Straight-Flight Stairs
Stairs with a Landing
Stairs with a Winder

Index

Soft-cover, 8 x 10 in., 213 pages, with color photos and drawings

ISBN 978-1-56158-326-3

Paperback, 224 pages

The Very Efficient Carpenter

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Framing Walls
DVD or VHS Video

By Larry Haun

Efficient Wall Framing Techniques From a Master

In this wall-framing video, Larry Haun and his brother Joe build the exterior and interior walls of a basic 1,600-sq. ft. house. Starting from the completed floor deck, 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.

Each section of the tape covers a specific topic in detail:

Layout
Plating
Headers, cripples, trimmers and rough sills
Detailing plates
Building and raising walls
Plumbing and lining
Sheathing walls

The companion book to this video is The Very Efficient Carpenter.

Larry Haun has been a production framer for almost 40 years and a teacher of apprentices for almost 25. He has honed his skills and techniques on hundreds of tract and custom houses, finding countless ways to save time, reduce costs, minimize problems and improve quality.

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DVD: ISBN 978-1-56158-718-6
VHS: ISBN 978-1-56158-031-6

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Framing Walls - DVD

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Framing Walls - VHS Video

Framing Roofs
DVD or VHS Video

By Larry Haun

Practical Methods for Efficient Roof Framing

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.

Each section of the video covers a specific topic in detail. You'll see firsthand how to:

Frame a gable roof
Use a simple system for framing intersecting roofs
Sheathe roofs

The companion book to this video is The Very Efficient Carpenter.

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DVD: ISBN 978-1-56158-720-9
VHS: ISBN 978-1-56158-034-7

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Framing Roofs - DVD

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Framing Roofs - VHS Video

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Framing Floors & Stairs
DVD or VHS Video

By Larry Haun

Learn to Frame Floors and Stairs Step-By-Step

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.

Each section of the tape covers a specific topic in detail:

sills
joists
posts and girders
sheathing floors

The companion book to this video is The Very Efficient Carpenter.

>> Preview Video (RealPlayer needed to view)

DVD: ISBN 978-1-56158-717-9
VHS: ISBN 978-1-56158-005-7

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