Inside you ll find hundreds of meticulous drawings illustrating every detail you might ever want to know about when building with wood. Whatever your particular concern, you ll find the visual expression here, whether you re building basement walls or framing a chimney opening. Section by section, author Rob Thallon covers foundations, floors, walls, stairs, and roofs. He shows you regional variations and options that suit specific situations, cross-references all related details, and offers valuable information about building systems and materials.
Special attention is given throughout to durability and energy efficiency.
Most important, this wealth of visual information is mined from actual job sites. Thallon himself is an experienced builder and architect. Ad the details he provides have been thoroughly reviewed by nine independent builders and architects from all around the country. The result is and authoritative guide that will help you review all your options and solve specific problems no matter where or what you are building. It s all in here, with plenty of variations.