Framing

A tour of a SIP manufacturing facility reveals that efficiency begins on the factory floorby John Ross

Build them on the floor, lift them with specialized jacks, and eliminate extra footsteps wherever possibleby Lynn S. Hayward

Delivered to your site, prefabricated panels can save time and improve quality on production houses or a custom homeby Fernando Pagés Ruiz

Requirements for floor and wall framing, and moreby Redwood Kardon, Michael Casey, Douglas Hansen

Guidelines for working efficiently and knowing how good is good enoughby Larry Haun

Everything from rafters to kitchen cabinets fits better when you get the walls square and the studs in the right placesby John Spier

Tips from a custom framer make the engineered-lumber learning curve easier to negotiateby John Spier

A hidden steel frame supports the roof and keeps this bandylegged structure on its feetby Bill Phillips

by Ashton Avegno

by David Grandpré

Framing the entire gable while it's flat on the deck is fast and easy. Raising it is a challenge and a danger.by John Spier

Glue, staples and a little engineering turn sheets of plywood into trusses and columnsby Roger Fleck

A survey of methods and materials used to build warm, inexpensive and strong cornersby Charles Bickford

A stud wall, not a laminated stringer, shapes these stairsby Scott Paschal

If you assume the foundation is accurate, you may end up custom cutting each rafter and fussing with every miter in your trimby Rick Arnold, Mike Guertin

A framing contractor explains his efficient sequence for keeping walls straight and trueby Scot Simpson

by Jim Thompson

A few tricks can save time when cutting studs, blocks and cripplesby Larry Haun

You can use a story pole and a level to lay out accurate cuts without a tape measureby Jim Thompson