March 4, 2022
A field-tested collection of videos, articles, and animated details on practical improvements to the framing process that strips out the less-valuable 'advice' often passed on by others.
Energy Efficient Framing Guide
Videos and animations
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Less is more, more or less. Here's a lot more info on framing with less wood
Advanced framing has been around for fifty years or more, but somehow it is still new to many framing crews. Probably …
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(image: EPA.gov, adapted from Building Science Corporation)
A carpenter's take on less wood in walls
Advanced framing has been a topic that editors in construction media use to provoke…
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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.
Advanced Framing begins with 24 inch framing layout. It…
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Just because you draw it doesn't mean they'll build it that way. Know what makes sense, what the framer can execute, and forget about designing in two-foot modules.
We are in high end custom…
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Whether using roof trusses or stick framing a roof frame, if you make space above the exterior walls, your energy performance will thank you.
In working on the Professional Remodeler Model Remodel…
