Product Overview
This new reprint of Will Holladay's classic framing guide with the original heavy-duty leatherette cover shows how to lay out and frame nearly every roof and wall framing project you'll ever encounter, including tricky intersections and roof combinations covered nowhere else.
Whether you do new custom homes, major remodels, or other complex framing projects, you'll learn new skills, improve productivity, and consistently produce top-quality work.
HONE YOUR SKILLS:
- Quick layout techniques for every type of roof, ceiling, and wall imaginable. - Complete coverage of odd angles, unequal pitches, and complex intersections. - Gang-cutting techniques for fast hip, valley, and common rafters. - Snapping, plating, and plumb-and-line tips for fast and accurate walls. - Efficient techniques for post-amd-beam roofs and beam ceilings. - Time-saving shortcuts using the popular Construction Master Calculator.
MASTER COMPLEX CHALLENGES: - Unequal-pitch gables, uneven height walls. - Bays; bump-outs; shed, gable, and eyebrow dormers. - Coffered ceiling, arches, and barrel vaults. - Irregular valleys, broken hips, odd-angle bays, and dog legs. - Round towers, hexagons, octagons, and other polygons. - Fascia and beam tail techniques for all roof types. - Plus a special section on stairs and handrails for straight, U-shaped, and circular runs. - And much more! SAVE TIME AND MONEY These proven techniques will help you increase productivity, control costs and improve quality. Guaranteed or your money back.
