Here for the first time is a complete visual handbook designed for architects, builders, students and anyone else interested in wood-frame construction. 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 explanation 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 to energy and efficiency.
Most important, this wealth of visual information is mined from actual job sites. Thallon is himself an experienced builder and architect. And the details he provides have been thoroughly reviewed by nine independent builders and architects from all around the country. The result is an authoritative guide that will help you review all your options and solve specific problems no matter where or what you're building. Includes an index, legend and list of abbreviations.