10 Rules for Framing

Guidelines for working efficiently and knowing how good is good enough
by Larry Haun

Veteran framer Larry Haun has been building house for over 50 years. And having started out in the housing tracts of Southern California, he has learned to be as efficient as possible about the process. Here he distills his experience down to 10 fundamental rules.

From Fine Homebuilding 158, pp. 74-79
November 1, 2003

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