
Framing
Rough framing carpentry for new construction and remodeling. How to frame walls, floors, roofs, decks, porches, window and door rough openings, and stairs. Framing with engineered lumber and solid nominal framing lumber.


Begin with the end in mind. And some construction materials, too.

Here’s how to stiffen walls that are too narrow to resist the force exerted by high winds and earthquakes.

This Roomba-like device can navigate a room and print complicated layout on the floor.






A collection of details that make sense for most framers to incorporate into their SOP—based on feedback from framers who do it a lot.



The non-structural requirements are pretty simple for guard rails: if there's a fall hazard, make a guard, and keep it such that it will actually stop people from falling.

Framing a roof with I-joists over the existing roof makes a ton of room for insulation and offers a short lesson in vapor movement through assemblies

Screwing I-joists to the outside of a wall—really—makes a lot more room for insulation on a deep energy retrofit in NW Connecticut

Yup—just drill a hole, add a piece of copper wire and drive the screw home


You get paid for what you do and what you know. Turns out, the more you know, the more you can do.