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Careful Layout for Perfect Walls

Everything from rafters to kitchen cabinets fits better when you get the walls square and the studs in the right places

Here you'll learn how to check the floor frame for square corners, which is the first step in framing the walls. Then the author, a general contractor, walks you through the layout process, explaining the framer's shorthand and offering tips for faster and more accurate framing.

From Fine Homebuilding156 , pp. 52-57 July 1, 2003