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tag: lumber

Car Cathedral

TexasTimberFrames, member | April 20th, 20121 comment

The "car cathedral" is a 20,000 sq. ft. timber frame structure that will house an amazing collection of muscle cars when completed.  This incredible barn, located outside of Houston, TX, is over 53...

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How To Save a Miscut Board From the Scrap Bin

cmiller, special-issues editor | April 1st, 201239 comments

"Measure twice, cut once" no longer applies once you learn this easy fix for a board that's been cut too short

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Mountain Porch Retreat

WarthConstruction, member | November 14th, 2011

Our region has an extended outdoor season that the homeowners wanted to take full advantage of. The existing deck was not adequate for hosting large parties and had no covered space for protection...

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Glass Rail over Trex Deck

GregService, member | July 24th, 2011

I recently built the pictured deck and rail using the Rail Simple Clearview system over a Trex Transcend Treehouse deck.  The clients wanted a see-through deck rail and at first wanted a cable...

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Framing a dropped coffer ceiling

carpenter1138, member | July 17th, 2011

This will have a "suspended" or "droped" coffer that has the same curve as the barreled ceiling when completed. The ceiling above will be wood with rope lighting. More pictures to come!

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stair fix

carpenter1138, member | July 16th, 2011

Stair landing fix.

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New Stair Railing

carpenter1138, member | June 29th, 20112 comments

This is a over-the-post design handrail. All parts, even the newel posts are bolted together.

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Building Decks: Material Choices and Framing Details

FHBdotcom, editor | May 30th, 20113 comments

Whether you're still trying to decide between composite decking, cedar, and hardwood, or if you're ready to fasten the first ledger board to your house, these chapters will help you get started.

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Paneled Hallway with Window Seats

LARRY_Smith, member | April 6th, 2011

The windows were custom made Mahogany. Each window seat has a small book case painted white and topped in Mahogany.

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Hammerbeam timberframe

Johnintegrity, member | April 1st, 20111 comment

I was subbing out to a local builder  he had plan for this barn but had no timber frame drawings . i drew these plans and taught and worked with  his    talented crew to build...

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barrel made out of scrap plywood ,8' by 4'

vsm, member | March 30th, 2011

This barrel was made out of scrap oak plywood, and now sits over the barrel bar also made out of plywood, the legs are from an old table.

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Fixing Framing Problems: Use Your Eyes to Find Crooked Studs, Headers, and Beams

FHBdotcom, editor | February 11th, 20111 comment

In this "Building Skills" video framer Scott Grice demonstrates a few easy ways that you can use line-of-sight to identify serious issues before they're buried under drywall.

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Framing Tips - How to Straighten a Wall

FHBdotcom, editor | October 15th, 20109 comments

Builder Scott Grice shows how to use a 2x4 brace and kicker to get your new framed walls plumb and straight.

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Manufactured Deck Railings Look Good, But Do They Last?

FHBdotcom, editor | July 6th, 201012 comments

Read about deck railing designs, systems safety, and materials. Build custom deck railings that look great and last long. Pros and cons of different deck railing systems.

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Notes from the Pacific Coast Builders Show

RYagid, senior editor | June 10th, 20103 comments

A look at the show's best and worst offerings

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Deck pergola

clumjim, member | May 30th, 20102 comments

This pergola provides much needed filtered shade to a southern exposure.It is made of Western red cedar and stained with Sikkens SRD. It was made in shop and assembled on site. The dimensions are...

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IBS 2010: Green Builder Donates 1,000 Homes to Haitians

FPR, contributor | January 28th, 20105 comments

New building technology firm, InnoVida™, donates 1,000 homes to Haiti using Fiber Composite Structural Insulated panels introduced at IBS.

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Stack Cutting Lumber

cmiller, special-issues editor | September 16th, 20095 comments

If you need a number of studs or deck boards cut to the same length, this accurate, time saving trick is your solution

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Muirkirk I-Joist Roof

Timuhler, member | August 26th, 20092 comments

Early 2008, we started to get really slow.  We ended up with 4 custom homes and this was the second one of the year. It was very fun to frame, especially the roof and the specialty...

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Muirkirk Hand Cut

Timuhler, member | August 25th, 20093 comments

This house just started out as a rambler with a huge roof that we chose to stick frame instead of truss.  After we got it framed and saw how much attic there was, we framed that in.  The...

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