Residential Framing: A Homebuilder's Construction Guide

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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 694.2 EAN: 9780806985947 ISBN: 0806985941 Label: Sterling Manufacturer: Sterling Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 320 Publication Date: 1993-12-31 Publisher: Sterling Studio: Sterling
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Simply the best tool in the home Comment: So nice to see such a quality book that cover every detail big and small. It is my building bible! Every one who either owns a home of wants to do a building project should make this their first purchase. Customer Rating: Summary: This is a great book. Comment: Excellent diagrams, well-written, very thorough. If you can swing a hammer and have some basic mechanical inclination, this book will be invaluable. Or, even if you have a really good idea of what you're doing, this book will fill in the holes of your knowldge and you'll frame like the pros. This is probably the most useful book I have ever bought - on any subject. Customer Rating: Summary: excellent resource, however ... Comment: Consider "Carpentry & Building Construction" by the same author. It seems to include most of the content of "Residential Framing" plus much more. Customer Rating: Summary: An invaluable reference on framing Comment: Spence's book is the most easily read reference I have seen on basic house framing. Excellent diagrams of everything from batter boards to installing crown moulding. Good info on scaffolding and other saftey items. Good basic reference on lumber grades and markings. I have consulted this book during every project from my shed to my addition and deck. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: “Opens the subject to anyone...explores all the standard framing methods for floors, walls, ceilings, and roofs... demystifies some of the more obscure tasks, such as building gable dormers, multiple-pitched roofs, staircase construction, and structural foundations. There’s even a section devoted to post-and-beam construction. The book concludes with a discussion about door and window installation, exterior siding and interior finishing.”—Popular Mechanics.