Been doing construction for years, just not framing yet...
2007-02-12 13:41:08 · 2 answers · asked by Grimm 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
You are lucky that you are seeking practical information on house framing at this time. When I began my career in house construction almost 40 years ago, there was almost no up to date framing information available. What information that could be found in libraries and bookstores consisted mostly of old books that talked about "balloon framing" instead of the "western platform framing" techniques that are in use today. Needless to say, videos and television home improvement shows were nonexistant.
A Yahoo search for "rough framing" (include the quotation marks in the Yahoo search box) yields 45,000 results. It is worth doing the same search and doing a little exploring. You can do the same search and click on "video" for additional resources.
If you live in a reasonably sized town, chances are very good that your local library will have a good selection of books on framing. The do-it-yourself market has spurred a lot of construction people to author "how-to" books and the libraries are full of them. If you find a couple that you like, you can usually find them for sale at Amazon. I have accumulated a sizeable construction reference library over the years.
You might also want to check out the books available at Lowe's or Home Depot. Both offer excellent books on framing as well as books on just about every other construction discipline. They are free to browse before you buy. You will probably find a favorite somewhere along the line.
If you, or the company you may work for, are a member of the NAHB (National Association of Home Builders), you will have access to their bookstore. They publish some of their own books and carry others that are considered some of the best in the business. You will find a good selection of books on rough framing.
One other publication I highly recommend is a magazine called "Fine Homebuilding". It is widely available at newstands and I'm betting you will want to subscribe.
Good luck with your carpentry career.
2007-02-20 03:55:26 · answer #1 · answered by exbuilder 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If this work is going to be inspected you need to go to the local bldg codes office and get the specs for framing details from them. If not visit the book store and find you some good books on the type of framing you want to do, Barns, Sheds, garages ,houses ,commercial property.
2007-02-12 13:49:26 · answer #2 · answered by lego 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Tim Carter at askthebuilder.com He is now shown on You Tube in video's and he is quite good. He also answers emails.
I have learned a lot from Tim.
2007-02-12 14:45:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋