Let this book help you gain the skills to qualify as a highly-skilled framer -- a mix of good craftsmanship, structural engineering and solid geometry know-how, and plain common sense. Here you'll find large, clear illustrations showing you how to handle difficult framing jobs, as well as practical advice from respected framing "pros."

Included is advice on sizing beams and joists, handling engineered lumber, installing trusses, adding seismic bracing, curing truss uplift, framing with steel studs, and much more. Taken from actual articles in the Journal of Light Construction, this practical reference helps you solve those "unsolvable" framing problems.