Precision Framing

Introduction 2(4) Tools 4(20) Office Tools 5(1) Hand Tools 6(7) Power Tools 13(3) Pneumatic Tools 16(3) Staging 19(2) Other Equipment 21(3) Mudsills 24(18) Sizing Up the Foundation 25(1) Laying Out for Mudsills 26(7) Checking the Foundation for Level 33(3) Installing the Mudsill 36(3) Using Shims to Level the Mudsill 39(1) Framing Walls on Drops 40(1) Ready to Move On 41(1) Center Beams 42(16) Beam Basics 43(1) Planning a Built-Up Beam 43(2) Installing the Beam 45(8) Other Beam Materials 53(2) Installing Support Columns 55(2) Beam/Joist Configurations 57(1) Floor Framing 58(40) Joist Layout for Conventional Floor Decks 59(10) Framing Joists for Conventional Floor Decks 69(13) Installing Subfloor Sheathing for Conventional Floor Decks 82(6) Framing Floors with I-Joists 88(7) Framing Floors with Trusses 95(3) Wall Framing 98(48) Planning Exterior Bearing Walls 99(6) Laying Out Bearing Wall Plates 105(16) Assembling the Walls 121(19) Framing Other Bearing and Exterior Walls 140(6) Roof Framing 146(38) A Stick-Built Roof 147(19) Roof Trusses 166(18) Strapping Ceilings and Framing Interior Partition Walls 184(14) Marking Interior Partitions 185(1) Laying Out and Installing Strapping 186(4) Laying Out the Wall 190(4) Measuring Stud Height and Prepping Wall Parts 194(1) Framing the Partitions 195(2) Finishing Up 197(1) Special Framing Details 198(14) Special Details for Framing Interior Partition Walls 198(8) Special Details for Roof Framing 206(3) Special Details for Framing for Subcontractors 209(3) Index 212