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Let Advanced Framing help you gain the skills to qualify as a highly-skilled framer -- a mix of good craftsmanship, structural engineering and solid geometry know-how, and plain common sense. This book has large, clear illustrations showing you how to handle difficult framing jobs, as well as practical advice from respected framing pros.
Advanced Framing contains 46 of the best framing articles published in JLC - all written by hands-on experts. The book covers a broad range of topics on tools, building layout, floor, wall, and roof framing, engineered lumber, energy details, and more. Over 250 photos and illustrations.
Topics include:
- Sizing Joists & Beams
- Common Framing Errors
- Engineered Lumber
- Cantilevered Floors
- Truss Installation
- Steel Studs
- Sill Repair & Jacking
- Curved Walls
- Seismic Bracing
- Removing Collar Ties
- Production Roof Cutting
- Superinsulated Systems
- Curing Truss Uplift
- Raising Dormers
- Stress-Skin Panels
- Structural Steel
- Demolition Tips
Included is advice on sizing beams and joists, handling engineered lumber, installing trusses, adding seismic bracing, curing truss uplift, framing with steel studs, and much more. Taken from actual articles in the Journal of Light Construction, this practical reference helps you solve those "unsolvable" framing problems.
To master the art of framing, you need a mix of good craftsmanship, structural engineering, solid geometry, and plain common sense. Advanced Framing has practical insights from all these disciplines straight from the people who do the work, and it's written in plain English with clear illustrations. Whether you're a veteran framer or a novice, you'll find plenty of valuable information here.
Includes: Book
By: Editors of JLC
Published by: Journal of Light Construction
ISBN: 1-928580-21-1
348 Pages, 8-1/2 x 11
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