Roof Framer's Bible includes all the information needed to frame any gable, hip, shed, or gazebo roof - including those irregular "bastard" hip roofs for which rafter tables have never been available. When you are in the middle of a job you don't want to stop and play mathematician. Now you don't have to. This book puts the answers right at your fingertips - every length, every cut, and every miter. Can't remember all those key strokes for the Construction Master Calculator? You don't have to. This book includes tables for standard pitches and 68 different pitch combinations of "bastard" hip roofs. Don't curse the architect! Let this book make you an accomplished master of irregular pitched roof systems. New bilingual edition - includes a Spanish translation in the back of the book. This book has it all!* Exact lengths of all rafters including all regular and irregular hips, valleys, commons, and jacks.* Lots of illustrations and easy-to-follow example problems.* Details cuts and bevels for all rafters.* Gives rafter runs to locate ridges and framing points.* Roof sheathing cuts and angles.* Fascia cuts for roofs with square cut rafter tails and sloped soffits.* Rafter tables for Octagons, Hexagons, and other Polygons.* Easy layout tips for arches and ellipses. Read more

This newly revised and updated edition of the classic visual handbook to frame construction is loaded with up-to-date code information, the latest material advice, and detailed construction methods. Whether you’re a builder, architect, or homeowner, this visual handbook is designed to be an invaluable tool. Rob Thallon, an accomplished architect and teacher, brings over 30 years of experience to this essential guide, ensuring you have the knowledge you need to get the job done right.What’s Inside:Extensive Coverage: From footings and foundations to roof framing and insulation, this guide covers a broad range of projects. Detailed Drawings: With over 500+ meticulous drawings, including more than a hundred new illustrations, you’ll find clear and precise explanations of best practices. Energy-Efficient Techniques: Learn advanced framing techniques and how to control moisture in wood-framing for more sustainable construction. Practical Advice: Get installation information for new building materials and tips on how to handle various construction challenges. The book’s major categories include: Footings and Foundations Beams, Joist Systems, and Subflooring Wall Framing, Bracing, and Sheathing Roof Framing, Flashing, and Insulation Exterior and Interior Stairs and Handrails Read more

Learn all the steps of building a structure by means of platform framing, the most popular style of framing today!700 photos and illustrations to help you build your own home, remodel, add an addition, or finish a basementOver 55 step-by-step sequences for building walls, floors, and roofsGreen ideas for using building products and techniques that are easy on the environmentFraming projects for building stairs, basement framing, and installing bay windowsA perfect guide for homeowners, these 240 pages cover the latest in eco-conscious materials as well as DIY green framing techniques.Beginning with background information, the book provides everything you need to know about building, including structural loads and how they interact, sizing lumber, working with tools, and reading blueprints. It then takes you through the framing process — from foundations to floor framing, wall framing, roof framing, sheathing, and more.This expanded and revised third edition ends with three project chapters: building stairs, finishing a basement with steel studs, and framing a bay window. Each chapter covers both construction and design information.With more than 700 photos and illustrations and 55 detailed step-by-step processes, you'll find answers to all your questions about building and framing inside Ultimate Guide to House Framing! Read more

This book contains a comprehensive guide to using a steel square, being a detailed handbook on its various uses, common problems, correct handling, application to roof framing, and more. A profusely illustrated and detailed volume, “Steel Square” is highly recommended for anyone occupied in roof construction. Contents include: “The Steel Square”, “Steel Square in Use”, “General Description”, “Parts of a Steel Square”, “Testing a New Steel Square”, “Scales”, “Octagon Scale”, “Essex Board Measure”, “How to Use the Square—Braces”, “Use of the Steel Square in Making a Brace”, “Brace Measure”, “Roof Framing”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing “Steel Square” now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on woodworking. Read more