Framing

Quick Curve Plates by Justin Fink

Bolted between rafters, an angled steel flitch plate can eliminate the need for rafter ties in cathedral ceilings by Michael Chandler

Hide the new carrying beam in the ceiling, and they'll forget that wall ever existed by John Michael Davis

Adding timber-frame elements to a stick-frame house makes economic and aesthetic sense by Anthony Zaya

by Mike Guertin

Full-scale patterns on the floor and prefabricated sections help you to build these small dropped ceilings accurately and efficiently by Ralph Holloway

by Christopher F. DeBlois

Letting ceiling joists cantilever beyond the walls makes this challenging roof detail stronger and easier to build by Scott McBride

From a hip-framed floor that slopes in three directions to a coffered ceiling, a veteran carpenter builds his porch his way by Scott McBride

Blocking makes a house more stable and makes it easier to install drywall, plumbing and siding by Larry Haun

Three framing methods by Don Dunkley, Greg Lawrence, Jay Thomsen

Three simple, problem-solving framing techniques by Larry Haun

Combining stick-framed walls with a timber-framed ceiling by George Nash

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