1. BUILDING THE FRAME
Walls are constructed in sections, lying down on the floor platform and then tilted up into position.
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2. Temporary bracing is used to hold the wall in place.
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Temporary bracing is used to hold the wall in place.
Adjustable, bowed "springboards" allow more precise alignment of the walls.
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3. The header is supported by two supporting "jack studs" at either end.
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Window rough opening, viewed from the inside, with the window installed:
The header is supported by two supporting "jack studs" at either end.
The rough sill and head are also doubled.
Note the OSB sheathing higher on the wall, and preservative-treated plywood below for greater protection from moisture damage due to differences in finish and grade conditions on the exterior side.
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4. A glu-lam beam spans a garage door rough opening.
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A glu-lam beam spans a garage door rough opening.
Note the temporary bracing, supporting jack studs at each end of the beam, and the top plate overlapping at the foremost corner so as to tie the two wall planes.
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5. BUILDING THE FRAME
Shear Walls
Steel strap seismic hold-downs cast into the concrete foundation will be nailed to the wall after the sheathing is applied.
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6. BUILDING THE FRAME
Shear Walls
This light wood framed shear wall for a multi-story residential building in a region of high seismic risk requires special attention to panel strength, nailing patterns, and transfer of loads across panel joints to provide the necessary resistant to lateral (wind and seismic) forces.
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7. BUILDING THE FRAME
Second Floor Platform
Framing of the second floor platform and walls proceed much the same as for the ground floor.
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8. BUILDING THE FRAME
Second Floor Platform
At joist ends and intermediate bearing points, continuous rim joists or intermittent solid blocking close of joist spaces and brace the joists against tipping.
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9. BUILDING THE FRAME
Second Floor Platform
Because of their relatively thin webs, I-joists may require web stiffeners or squash blocks made of short lengths of solid lumber where loads bear from above (A. and B-2).
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10. BUILDING THE FRAME
Second Floor Walls
Each floor platform makes a convenient work surface for building the next set of walls.
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11. Second floor framing including steel girder, LVL beam, and I-joists.
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Second floor framing including steel girder, LVL beam, and I-joists.
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12. Floor platform from below, framed for future opening.
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Floor platform from below, framed for future opening.
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13. BUILDING THE FRAME
Roof Framing
Ceiling joists and roof rafters are erected on top of the second floor walls.
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14. BUILDING THE FRAME
Roof Framing
A knowledgeable framer can lay out all cuts on a sloped rafter with nothing more than a traditional framing square and pencil.
Collar ties, close to the upper ends of the rafters, resist wind uplift forces.
Ceiling joists, close to the lower ends of rafters, resist the rafter horizontal spreading forces that could cause the walls to spread outward.
Where ceiling joists tie the lower rafter ends, ridge boards are nonstructural, and serve only to align the rafters and provide nailing for the roof sheathing.
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15. Roof rafters BUILDING THE FRAME
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16. Openings in roofs are framed much like those in floors or walls.
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Openings in roofs are framed much like those in floors or walls.
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17. BUILDING THE FRAME
When the lower ends of the rafters are not tied by ceiling joists, a structural ridge beam (steel in this example) is required to prevent the ridge from sagging and the rafters from pushing outward on the tops of the walls.
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18. BUILDING THE FRAME
The complex cuts required for hip or valley framing can also be laid out with a simple framing square.
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19. Roof trusses, with temporary bracing.
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Roof trusses, with temporary bracing.
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20. A fully framed and sheathed structure
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A fully framed and sheathed structure
Finish carpentry work at the roof eaves has also begun.
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