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BUILDING SKILLS: Wall Framing Layout

Remodeler and Fine Homebuilding editor Justin Fink shows us a straightforward way to measure and mark your plates before framing a wall.

by Justin Fink

Length: 3:13
Produced By: John Ross

Our Building Skills video series is for new carpenters learning the basics of quality construction, and for old pros who want to share their experience.

In this episode, watch remodeler and Fine Homebuilding editor Justin Fink lay out studs for a basic framed wall.


Also, watch our previous episode of Building Skills: Cutting a Door 


Related Topics:
Walls | Framing | Framing Corner
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