The Very Efficient Carpenter: Basic Framing for Residential

The Very Efficient Carpenter: Basic Framing for Residential Construction

Here's your chance to become a more efficient carpenter. Larry Haun has been a production framer for more than 35 years and a teacher of apprentices for more than 20. In this book, Haun shows you, step by step, all the techniques he uses to frame a basic house, from laying down the sills to cutting the rafters. You'll learn about: <ul> <li>cutting and installing posts and girders</li> <li>joisting and sheathing fluently</li> <li>laying out, cutting, assembling, and raising walls</li> <li>framing gable roofs, hips and valleys, and truss roofs</li> <li>building various types of stairs</li> </ul> There is an opening chapter on tools, plans, codes, permits, lumber, and materials, and additional information throughout the book on safety and site-built tools. The Very Efficient Carpenter is no less than a complete course in basic framing.
Country USA
Brand Taunton Press
Manufacturer Taunton
Binding Paperback
Color Paperback,
ReleaseDate 1998-10-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781561583263

The Very Efficient Carpenter: Basic Framing for Residential Construction