Walls

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

Quick Curve Platesby Justin Fink

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

Forget the jacks and temporary framing; install the two-piece header one half at a timeby Roger Ross

by Mike Guertin

Framing exterior openings precisely will make installing the windows and doors a breezeby John Spier

Smarter strategies can save money, speed construction, improve energy efficiency, and cut down on job-site wasteby Joseph Lstiburek

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

Stack the deck to ensure efficiency by cutting and preassembling the parts you needby Jim Anderson

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

The type you choose affects not just strength, but also cost, energy efficiency, and drywall crackingby Clayton DeKorne

When you lack headroom and a helper, the best way to erect a wall is piece by pieceby Tom O'Brien

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

by Cesar Camorlinga

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

Five steps, four hours, one window, zero messby Rick Arnold

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

Practical details for framing, bracing and blocking, sheathing, insulation, vapor barriers, and moreby Rob Thallon

Hide the new carrying beam in the ceiling, and they'll forget that wall ever existedby John Michael Davis