Framing

Tips from a custom framer make the engineered-lumber learning curve easier to negotiate by John Spier

by Ashton Avegno

by David Grandpré

Glue, staples and a little engineering turn sheets of plywood into trusses and columns by Roger Fleck

Whether you're building a new house or remodeling an old one, engineered lumber can give you squeak-free floors with fewer callbacks by Rick Arnold, Mike Guertin

by Jim Thompson

From where and how you build it, to setting the columns underneath, the process goes smoother if you have a system by Scott Knight

To conserve materials and save money, avoid overbuilding and design on 4-ft. modules by E. Lee Fisher

Designing and building with engineered beams by Stephen Smulski

Strategies for toning down sound transmission in wood-framed floors and ceilings by Russell DuPree

Longitudinal Wood I-Beams by Lamar Henderson

Trusses and Plywood Gussets by Gerry Copeland

How one production carpenter puts the skin on wood-frame houses by Jud Peake