The Very Efficient Carpenter: Basic Framing for Residential Construction

The Very Efficient Carpenter: Basic Framing for Residential Construction

<p>Here's your chance to become a more efficient carpenter. <strong>Larry Haun</strong> has been a production framer for more than 35 years and a teacher of apprentices for more than 20. <strong>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.</strong> You'll learn about:</p> <ul> <li><strong>cutting and installing posts and girders</strong></li> <li><strong>joisting and sheathing fluently</strong></li> <li><strong>laying out, cutting, assembling, and raising walls</strong></li> <li><strong>framing gable roofs, hips and valleys, and truss roofs</strong></li> <li><strong>building various types of stairs</strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>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.</strong> <strong><i>The Very Efficient Carpenter</i></strong> is no less than a complete course in basic framing.</p>