Framing

Go inside a floor-panel factory and outside at a job-site installation

Crane-hoisted panels get a floor in fast, flat, and cut for ducts and utilities by Fernando Pagés Ruiz

Site-built shear walls help a building with large openings to stand up to high winds by John Spier

A tour of a SIP manufacturing facility reveals that efficiency begins on the factory floor by John Ross

Too much floor deflection can be troublesome by Mike Guertin, David Grandpré

Measure from the rafter's bottom edge for exact layout by John Carroll

Build them on the floor, lift them with specialized jacks, and eliminate extra footsteps wherever possible by Lynn S. Hayward

Still driving nails at 75, a veteran framer recalls the postwar housing boom of the 1950s and how it changed the way we build by Larry Haun

34 steps to building cut-stringer stairs by John Spier

Delivered to your site, prefabricated panels can save time and improve quality on production houses or a custom home by Fernando Pagés Ruiz

Factory-made trusses save time and give you a roof engineered for strength and stability by Larry Haun

Requirements for floor and wall framing, and more by Redwood Kardon, Michael Casey, Douglas Hansen

Whether it's the floor of a big house or a small addition, an accurate layout promotes smooth installation by Jim Anderson

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