Rough Carpentry, Wall, Floor & Roof Framing Books

• Graphic Guide to Frame Construction: Details for Builders and Designers
  - by Rob Thallon
  Framing Basics (part of Sterling's excellent "Basics" series) which covers numerous tools and woodworking techniques that offers a helpful introduction to framing for do-it-yourselfers. Privide detailed views of alternative approaches for same-type applications that cover most problems encountered during a building or remodeling project.



• Advanced Framing: Techniques, Troubleshooting & Structural Design - 46 selections from The Journal of Light Construction



• Precision Framing
  - by Mike Guertin, Rick Arnold
  Developed as a guide for the authors' crews, from basics to finishing Precision Framing combines common sense, good engineering, and craftsmanship. Custom framers who strive for excellent results and labor efficiency can utilize these procedures as is or adapt them.



• Residential Structure and Framing: Practical Engineering and Advanced Framing Techniques for Builders - from the editors of The Journal of Light Construction (Robert Randall, Steven Bliss, Tim Healy (Illustrator)



• Carpentry and Building Construction
  - by John Louis Feirer, Gilbert R. Hutchings, Mark D. Feirer
  Contains plenty of helpful & informative charts, diagrams, pictures & examples on how to calculate materials and costs, board feet, compares different materials & specifies the applications. It starts from the basics of hand tools and power tools with clear instructions their use, maintenance, and even some repair.
• Roof Framing
  - by Marshall Gross
  Clearly explains the mathematical operations needed to configure various roof types. The Texas Instruments Calculator TI-35 used by the author to walk you through the steps...



• Framing Roofs: The Best of Fine Homebuilding (Best of Fine Homebuilding Series) - by Taunton Press



• Framing Floors, Walls, Ceilings: The Best of Fine Homebuilding (Best of Fine Homebuilding Series) - by Taunton Press



• Residential Framing: A Homebuilder's Construction Guide by William Perkins Spence



• Measuring, Marking & Layout: A Builder's Guide
  - by John Carroll
  Chapters devoted to laying out foundations, frames, roofs, stairs, masonry units, & finishing materials, & many little-known tricks of the trade & shortcuts & covers all the basics of tools & techniques, shows how to measure larger dimensions on projects while working alone, & shows that one needn't be a master mathematician to assure accuracy in projects, nor use space-age, high-tech equipment to achieve near-perfect results in a building project.



• Residential Steel Framing Construction Guide
  - by E. N. Lorre
  Extensive details of Steel Framing Members which in turn it helped in understand how a the building connected togather.



• Builder's Guide to Foundations & Floor Framing (Builder's Guide Series) - by Dan Ramsey



• Full Length Roof Framer - by A. F. Riechers



• Rough Framing Carpentry
  - by Mark Currie
  If you cut an occasional roof, and want a handy reference, this is the book, especially if you're doing straight gable type roofs.



• The Very Efficient Carpenter: Basic Framing for Residential Construction - by Larry Haun



• Carpentry (Homebuilding Basics) - by Larry Haun



• House Framing
  - by Jack Payne Jones
  Builder Jack P. Jones provides vividly illustrated coverage of all aspects of framing from footing to drying-in to help you complete everything from small projects to building a home from scratch.



• House Framing - by John D. Wagner, Timothy O. Bakke



• Timber Framing Book - by Elliott Wallas, Stewart Elliott, Eugenie Wallas



• Timber-Frame Home: Design, Construction, Finishing - by Tedd Benson



• Building the Timber Frame House: The Revival of a Forgotten Craft - by Tedd Benson



• Build a Classic Timber-Framed House: Planning and Design, Traditional Materials, Affordable Methods - by Jack A. Sobon



• A Timber Framer's Workshop: Joinery, Design & Construction of Traditional Timber Frames - by Steve K. Chappell



• Low-Cost Pole Building Construction - by Doug Merrilees, Ralph Wolfe



• Practical Pole Building Construction: With Plans for Barns, Cabins, & Outbuildings - by Leigh Seddon, Susan Williamson



• Monte Burch's Pole Building Projects: Over 25 Low-Cost Plans - by Monte Burch



• Working Alone: Tips & Techniques for Solo Building - by John Carroll